A 62-year old male presents to the ED due to concern for an allergic reaction to oral vancomycin that he has been taking for about 2 months for clostridium difficile colitis.  His other medications include Viramune and Epzicom, which he has been taking for years, but did stop temporarily and then restarted about a month [...]

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35: Diarrhea
A 31-year old female presents with 5 days of abdominal pain and diarrhea, now with blood.  She states she has had a few similar episodes in the past, but this is worse.  She has never seen a doctor for it.  She is otherwise healthy.
On exam her vitals are normal.  She is tender in the [...]