A 37-year-old man develops watery diarrhoea 6 times per day with abdominal cramps 1 week after finishing Clindamycin for dental infection. He is afebr...

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A 37-year-old man develops watery diarrhoea 6 times per day with abdominal cramps 1 week after finishing Clindamycin for dental infection. He is afebrile and haemodynamically stable. What is the most likely diagnosis?

Accepted Answer

Clostridioides difficile infection

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Ulcerative colitis flare

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Irritable bowel syndrome

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Small bowel obstruction

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Ischaemic colitis

ca-mccqe1 MCQ (SBA): Clostridioides difficile infection

A 37-year-old man develops watery diarrhoea 6 times per day with abdominal cramps 1 week after finishing Clindamycin for dental infection. He is afebrile and haemodynamically stable. What is the most likely diagnosis?