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A 35-year-old man comes to the emergency department with a history of nausea

35 years old | Male

Vignette:

A 35-year-old man comes to the emergency department with a history of nausea, vomiting, and watery diarrhea of 1 day's duration. The patient and his wife have just returned from a Caribbean cruise, and his wife also has mild diarrhea. The patient denies any blood or mucus in the stool. He has chills but no fever. On examination, the patient is afebrile and anicteric, but has dry mucous membranes. His heart rate is 95 beats per minute and BP is 110/70 mmHg. His abdomen is soft and nontender, with hyperactive bowel sounds.

Summary:

nausea | vomiting | watery diarrhea | travel | chills | dry mucous membranes | hyperactive bowel sounds | low bp

Dx:

Viral Gastroenteritis Gastroenteritis Bacterial Gastroenteritis Eosinophilic Gastroenteritis Listerial Gastroenteritis Mucosal Eosinophilic Gastroenteritis Subserosal Eosinophilic Gastroenteritis Muscle Layer Eosinophilic Gastroenteritis

Ref:

https://online.epocrates.com/diseases/20222/Viral-gastroenteritis-in-adults/Common-Vignette

Rank

Disease

Weight

1 mucosal Eosinophilic gastroenteritis 350.0
2 Acute Pancreatitis 348.0
3 Bacterial gastroenteritis 348.0
4 Viral Gastroenteritis 336.0
5 Listerial gastroenteritis 330.0
6 Salmonella infection 318.0
7 Intestinal Obstruction 303.0
8 Non-cholera Vibrio infections 293.0
9 Acute pyelonephritis in adults 284.0
10 Muscle Layer Eosinophilic gastroenteritis 270.0
11 Foodborne E coli infection 266.0
12 Gastric Outlet Obstruction 254.0
13 Travelers diarrhea 253.0
14 Gallstone pancreatitis 249.0
15 Brucellosis 240.0
16 Cholera 240.0
17 Migraine headache in adults 236.0
18 Hereditary Angioedema 235.0
19 Gastroenteritis 233.0
20 Food poisoning 232.0
21 Gastroparesis 230.0
22 Acute perforated appendicitis 230.0
23 Pyogenic Liver Abscess 227.0
24 Giardiasis 227.0
25 subserosal eosinophilic gastroenteritis 218.0
26 Eosinophilic gastroenteritis 218.0
27 Klebsiella pneumoniae liver abscess 217.0
28 Acute fatty liver of pregnancy 216.0
29 Anaphylaxis 204.0
30 Rocky Mountain spotted fever 204.0
31 Acute Appendicitis 198.0
32 Pyelonephritis 198.0
33 Addison Disease 196.0
34 Acute intermittent porphyria 192.0
35 Malaria 189.0
36 Intussusception 186.0
37 Diabetic Ketoacidosis 186.0
38 Hiatus hernia 181.0
39 Anthrax 180.0
40 pancreatic cancer 177.0
41 Alcoholic Liver Disease 169.0
42 Spontaneous bacterial peritonitis 169.0
43 Gallbladder cancer 168.0
44 Intestinal Pseudo Obstruction 167.0
45 Ileus 167.0
46 Hemolytic uremic syndrome 167.0
47 Type 1 Diabetes mellitus 163.0
48 Ulcerative Colitis 162.0
49 Short bowel syndrome 159.0
50 Mesenteric ischemia 157.0
51 Acute Cholecystitis 157.0
52 Emphysematous cholecystitis 157.0
53 Motion Sickness 156.0
54 Ovarian Torsion 156.0
55 Irritable Bowel Syndrome 154.0
56 Campylobacter infection 153.0
57 Crohn Disease 152.0
58 Papilledema 152.0
59 Clostridium difficile infection 152.0
60 Ovarian Hyperstimulation Syndrome 151.0
61 Intra-abdominal abscess 151.0
62 Aseptic meningitis 150.0
63 Acute viral meningitis 149.0
64 Acute peptic ulcer 148.0
65 Gallbladder Dyskinesia 146.0
66 pancreatic SOD 146.0
67 Hypercalcemia 146.0
68 Acute Cholangitis 146.0
69 Adrenal crisis 144.0
70 Primary sclerosing cholangitis 143.0
71 Foreign body ingestion 142.0
72 Secondary Peritonitis 141.0
73 Thrombotic thrombocytopenic purpura 140.0
74 Choledocholithiasis 139.0
75 Acute bacterial meningitis in children 139.0
76 Ruptured Tuboovarian abscess 139.0
77 Sunburn 138.0
78 Meckel diverticulum 138.0
79 Intestinal Entamoeba histolytica amebiasis 138.0
80 Chronic bacterial prostatitis 137.0
81 Acute Clonorchiasis 135.0
82 Toxic Megacolon 134.0
83 ST-elevation myocardial infarction 133.0
84 Diverticulitis 130.0
85 Peritoneal dialysis associated peritonitis 130.0
86 Sphincter of Oddi Dysfunction 130.0
87 Alcoholic Liver Cirrhosis 130.0
88 biliary SOD 130.0
89 Acute Hepatitis 130.0
90 Systemic sclerosis 130.0
91 Acetaminophen overdose 130.0
92 Acute Liver Failure 128.0
93 Lactose intolerance 128.0
94 Acute bacterial meningitis in adults 128.0
95 Graves Disease 128.0
96 Typhoid infection 124.0
97 Non-ST-elevation myocardial infarction 121.0
98 Type 2 Diabetes mellitus 120.0
99 Mallory-Weiss syndrome 120.0
100 Esophagitis 119.0
101 Ovarian Cancer 118.0
102 Labyrinthitis 118.0
103 Ovarian and fallopian tube torsion 117.0
104 Henoch-Schonlein purpura 117.0
105 Gallstones 116.0
106 Gastritis 116.0
107 Non-small cell lung cancer 116.0
108 Autoimmune hepatitis 111.0
109 Renal and perinephric abscess 111.0
110 Unstable angina 110.0
111 Angle Closure Glaucoma 109.0
112 Pancreatic Pseudocyst 108.0
113 Autosomal Dominant Polycystic Kidney Disease 108.0
114 Sigmoid volvulus 107.0
115 Infectious mononucleosis 106.0
116 Amebic Liver Abscess 106.0
117 Acute peritonitis 106.0
118 Migraine 104.0
119 Inguinal hernia 103.0
120 Amphetamine use disorder 103.0
121 Kawasaki disease 103.0
122 Gastric cancer 102.0
123 Pheochromocytoma 102.0
124 End Stage Renal Disease 100.0
125 Milk-alkali syndrome 100.0
126 Common cutaneous drug reactions 100.0
127 Subdural hematoma 100.0
128 Acute Milk-alkali syndrome 100.0
129 Chronic Milk-alkali syndrome 100.0
130 Liver disease 99.0
131 Annular pancreas 99.0
132 Kidney stones 99.0
133 Biliary cirrhosis 98.0
134 Primary biliary cirrhosis 98.0
135 Bacterial pharyngitis 98.0
136 Pneumonia 97.0
137 Chronic Pancreatitis 96.0
138 Adrenal Suppression 96.0
139 Polyarteritis nodosa 95.0
140 Systemic lupus erythematosus 95.0
141 Sialadenitis 94.0
142 Choledochal Cyst 93.0
143 Panic disorder in adults 93.0
144 Diabetes Mellitus 92.0
145 Chronic pyelonephritis 91.0
146 biliary colic 90.0
147 Acute heart failure 90.0
148 Gout 90.0
149 Hypertriglyceridemia 89.0
150 Sarcoidosis 88.0
151 Stevens-Johnson syndrome 88.0
152 Alcoholic Fatty Liver 87.0
153 Acute disseminated encephalomyelitis 87.0
154 Tuberculous Peritonitis 87.0
155 Duodenal Ulcer 86.0
156 Gastric Ulcer 86.0
157 Cryptococcosis 86.0
158 Hyperthyroidism 85.0
159 Meniere disease 84.0
160 Liver Cirrhosis 83.0
161 Shigellosis 83.0
162 Alcoholic hepatitis 82.0
163 Lung Cancer 82.0
164 Fungal meningitis 82.0
165 Insect bites and stings 78.0
166 Rumination Syndrome 77.0
167 Heparin-induced thrombocytopenia 77.0
168 Animal bites 76.0
169 Peptic Ulcer 75.0
170 Diabetic Kidney Disease 75.0
171 Acute otitis media 75.0
172 Tuboovarian abscess 75.0
173 Dyspepsia 74.0
174 Eclampsia 74.0
175 Hyperosmolar Hyperglycemic state 73.0
176 Ischemic stroke 73.0
177 Disseminated intravascular coagulation 73.0
178 COVID19 72.0
179 Chronic Renal vein thrombosis 72.0
180 Hyperparathyroidism 71.0
181 Chronic meningitis 70.0
182 Wilson disease 68.0
183 chronic acalculous cholecystitis 68.0
184 Hypoparathyroidism 66.0
185 Acute atrial fibrillation 66.0
186 Cellulitis 66.0
187 Hepatocellular carcinoma 65.0
188 Pancreatitis 65.0
189 Liver Abscess 65.0
190 Splenic Infarction 64.0
191 Chronic heart failure 64.0
192 anterior ischemic optic neuropathy 63.0
193 Primary Myelofibrosis 62.0
194 Acute bacterial meningitis in neonates 62.0
195 Hemorrhagic stroke 61.0
196 Ectopic Pregnancy 60.0
197 Ruptured ectopic pregnancy 60.0
198 Analgesic nephropathy 60.0
199 Hyperglycemia 60.0
200 Renal vein thrombosis 60.0
201 Acute Renal vein thrombosis 60.0
202 Aortic Dissection 59.0
203 Oral candidiasis 59.0
204 Vulvovaginal candidiasis 59.0
205 Oropharyngeal and esophageal candidiasis 59.0
206 Candida Balanitis 59.0
207 Candidal intertrigo 59.0
208 posteriorischemic optic neuropathy 58.0
209 Acute Mitral regurgitation 58.0
210 Prinzmetal angina 57.0
211 Guillain-Barre syndrome 57.0
212 Acute pericarditis 55.0
213 Diabetic Neuropathy 55.0
214 Influenza 55.0
215 Gastrointestinal Hemorrhage 55.0
216 Lower gastrointestinal hemorrhage 55.0
217 Upper gastrointestinal hemorrhage 55.0
218 Zollinger-Ellison Syndrome 54.0
219 Peritonitis 54.0
220 Celiac Disease 53.0
221 Intraperitoneal bleeding 53.0
222 Tetanus 53.0
223 Stable ischemic heart disease 52.0
224 Intestinal malrotation 52.0
225 Diabetic Amyotrophy 52.0
226 Extraintestinal Entamoeba histolytica amebiasis 52.0
227 Multiple endocrine neoplasia 2A 51.0
228 Endometritis 51.0
229 Menopause 51.0
230 Breast Cancer 50.0
231 Cushing syndrome 50.0
232 Acute Bacterial Prostatitis 50.0
233 Stable angina 49.0
234 Multiple Myeloma 49.0
235 Hypogammaglobulinemia 49.0
236 Abdominal compartment syndrome 49.0
237 Colorectal cancer 48.0
238 Glomerulonephritis 48.0
239 Familial Mediterranean fever 48.0
240 Leiomyomas 47.0
241 Endometrial cancer 47.0
242 Multiple endocrine neoplasia 2B 47.0
243 Autosomal Recessive Polycystic Kidney Disease 46.0
244 Amyloidosis 46.0
245 Herpes zoster 46.0
246 Atypical pneumonia 46.0
247 Chronic Hepatitis 45.0
248 Pulmonary Embolism 45.0
249 Amebiasis 45.0
250 Cholangitis 45.0
251 Familial adenomatous polyposis syndrome 44.0
252 Peutz-Jeghers Syndrome 44.0
253 Anal Fissure 44.0
254 Ascites 43.0
255 Acalculous Cholecystitis 41.0
256 Acute Lymphoblastic leukemia in children 41.0
257 Umbilical hernia 41.0
258 Stroke 41.0
259 Acute Myeloid Leukemia in children 41.0
260 Acute Cystitis(Men) 40.0
261 Urinary tract infection 40.0
262 Cystitis 40.0
263 Cholangiocarcinoma 39.0
264 Rheumatoid Arthritis 39.0
265 Abetalipoproteinemia 39.0
266 Granulomatosis with polyangiitis 39.0
267 Deep venous thrombosis 39.0
268 Gastric Volvulus 38.0
269 Mitral Stenosis 38.0
270 Chronic Clonorchiasis 37.0
271 Psychogenic polydipsia 37.0
272 Toxic thyroid adenoma 37.0
273 Inflammatory Bowel Diseases 36.0
274 Malt lymphoma 36.0
275 Periorbital and orbital cellulitis 36.0
276 Psoas Abscess 36.0
277 Autoimmune Pancreatitis 35.0
278 Chronic Cholecystitis 35.0
279 Churg-Strauss Syndrome 35.0
280 Hypothyroidism 34.0
281 Intrahepatic cholestasis of pregnancy 34.0
282 Chronic pelvic pain in women 34.0
283 Osteomyelitis 34.0
284 Osteoporosis 33.0
285 Hereditary hemochromatosis 33.0
286 Anaplastic thyroid cancer 33.0
287 Acute Myeloid Leukemia in adults 33.0
288 Cystic Fibrosis 31.0
289 Gilbert syndrome 31.0
290 Chronic Myeloid Leukemia 31.0
291 Tinnitus 31.0
292 Pelvic inflammatory disease 31.0
293 Acute pelvic inflammatory disease 31.0
294 Epiploic appendagitis 30.0
295 Achalasia 30.0
296 Acute bacterial rhinosinusitis 30.0
297 Drowning 30.0
298 Chronic atrial fibrillation 30.0
299 Atopic dermatitis 30.0
300 Premature labor 30.0
301 Gastroesophageal reflux disease 29.0
302 Hepatorenal Syndrome 29.0
303 Urinary Tract Obstruction 29.0
304 Aortic stenosis 29.0
305 Acute respiratory failure 28.0
306 Ischemic optic neuropathy 28.0
307 Graves ophthalmopathy 27.0
308 Paraneoplastic Syndromes 25.0
309 Adrenocortical carcinoma 25.0
310 Bed bugs 25.0
311 Aortic coarctation 25.0
312 Chronic Kidney Diseases 25.0
313 Prolactinoma 25.0
314 Abnormal uterine bleeding 25.0
315 Candidiasis 25.0
316 Acromegaly 22.0
317 STI HIV Pharyngitis 22.0
318 Central diabetes insipidus 22.0
319 Nephrogenic diabetes insipidus 22.0
320 Testicular cancer 20.0
321 Acne fulminans 20.0
322 Priapism 20.0
323 Oropharyngeal cancer 20.0
324 Angiodysplasia of the colon 20.0
325 Hyperprolactinemia 19.0
326 Biliary cyst 19.0
327 Secondary hyperparathyroidism 18.0
328 Medullary thyroid cancer 18.0
329 Pressure ulcer 18.0
330 Acute cervical spine trauma 18.0
331 Common cold(adults) 17.0
332 Obstructive Sleep Apnea 16.0
333 Ankylosing spondylitis 16.0
334 Gallbladder Empyema 16.0
335 Renal Cell Carcinoma 15.0
336 Splenic abscess 15.0
337 Epididymo-orchitis 15.0
338 Fibromyalgia 14.0
339 Preeclampsia 14.0
340 Middle East respiratory syndrome 14.0
341 Endometriosis 14.0
342 Psoriasis 14.0
343 Mitral Valve Prolapse 14.0
344 Anemia of chronic disease 12.0
345 Allergic rhinitis 12.0
346 Chronic Mitral regurgitation 12.0
347 Acute Lymphocytic Leukemia in Adults 11.0
348 Laryngeal Cancer 11.0
349 Chronic Lymphocytic Leukemia 10.0
350 Premenstrual syndrome 10.0
351 Toxic multinodular goiter 10.0
352 Von willebrand disease 10.0
353 Acute Bronchitis 9.0
354 Dacryocystitis 9.0
355 Clonorchiasis 8.0
356 Common cold(children) 8.0
357 Ruptured ovarian cyst 8.0
358 Immune thrombocytopenia 6.0
359 Asthma 6.0
360 Hyperaldosteronism 6.0
361 Primary ciliary dyskinesia 5.0
362 Kartagener syndrome 5.0
363 Limited cutaneous systemic sclerosis 5.0
364 Non-alcoholic Fatty Liver Disease 5.0
365 Budd Chiari Syndrome 4.0
366 Conjunctivitis 0.0
367 Epidemic keratoconjunctivitis 0.0
368 Bacterial conjunctivitis 0.0
369 Viral conjunctivitis 0.0
370 Allergic conjunctivitis 0.0
371 Ligneous conjunctivitis 0.0
372 Vernal keratoconjunctivitis 0.0
373 Atopic keratoconjunctivitis 0.0
374 Noninfectious nonallergic conjunctivitis 0.0
375 Acute epididymitis 0.0
376 Recurrent aphthous stomatitis 0.0
377 Discogenic low back pain 0.0
378 Transient ischemic attack 0.0
379 Zenker diverticulum 0.0
380 Acute Cystitis(Women) 0.0