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==Background== | ==Background== | ||
*This page outlines the general approach to RUQ pain | *This page outlines the general approach to RUQ pain | ||
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{{Abdominal pain location}} | {{Abdominal pain location}} | ||
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==Clinical Features== | ==Clinical Features== | ||
*Right upper quadrant pain | |||
==Differential Diagnosis== | ==Differential Diagnosis== | ||
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{{DDX RUQ}} | {{DDX RUQ}} | ||
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==Evaluation== | |||
[[File:Gallbladder (organ).png|thumb|Gallbladder anatomy (overview).]] | |||
[[File:GallbladderAnatomy-en.svg|thumb|Gallbladder anatomy]] | |||
===Workup=== | |||
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*CBC | |||
* | *Abdominal panel | ||
* | **CBC | ||
* | **Chemistry | ||
* | **LFTs + lipase | ||
*[[Urinalysis]] | **Coagulation studies (PT, PTT, INR), as a marker of liver function | ||
*Urine pregnancy ( | *[[Special:MyLanguage/Urinalysis|Urinalysis]] | ||
*[[Biliary ultrasound]] | **Leukocytes will be present in 40% of patients<ref>Baird DLH, Simillis C, Kontovounisios C, Rasheed S, Tekkis PP. Acute appendicitis. BMJ. 2017;357:j1703. Published 2017 Apr 19. doi:10.1136/bmj.j1703</ref> | ||
* | **Urine pregnancy test (if age and sex appropriate) | ||
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====Imaging==== | |||
*[[Special:MyLanguage/Biliary ultrasound|Biliary ultrasound]] | |||
*Consider [[Special:MyLanguage/CXR|CXR]] to assess for free air under the diaphram | |||
**If at risk for a perforated ulcer (e.g., age >55) | |||
*Consider [[Special:MyLanguage/ECG|ECG]] | |||
**If may be cardiac in nature | **If may be cardiac in nature | ||
===Diagnosis=== | |||
*Definitive diagnosis may be determined via a combination of history, labs, and imaging | |||
*If no definitive diagnosis at end of ED workup, but no signs of emergent pathology, may be empirically treated (e.g., for [[Special:MyLanguage/GERD|GERD]]) with further workup as an outpatient | |||
==Management== | ==Management== | ||
*Treat underlying disease process | *Treat underlying disease process | ||
==Disposition== | ==Disposition== | ||
*Disposition per underlying disease process | *Disposition per underlying disease process | ||
==See Also== | ==See Also== | ||
*[[Abdominal Pain]] | |||
*[[Abdominal Pain (Peds)]] | *[[Special:MyLanguage/Abdominal Pain|Abdominal Pain]] | ||
*[[Special:MyLanguage/Abdominal Pain (Peds)|Abdominal Pain (Peds)]] | |||
==External Links== | ==External Links== | ||
==References== | ==References== | ||
<references/> | <references/> | ||
[[Category:GI]] | [[Category:GI]] | ||
[[Category:Symptoms]] | [[Category:Symptoms]] | ||
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Latest revision as of 23:57, 4 January 2026
Background
- This page outlines the general approach to RUQ pain
Classification by Abdominal pain location
| RUQ pain | Epigastric pain | LUQ pain |
| Flank pain | Diffuse abdominal pain | Flank pain |
| RLQ pain | Pelvic pain | LLQ pain |
Clinical Features
- Right upper quadrant pain
Differential Diagnosis
RUQ Pain
- Gallbladder disease
- Pancreatitis
- Acute hepatitis
- Pancreatitis
- GERD
- Appendicitis (retrocecal)
- Pyogenic liver abscess
- Bowel obstruction
- Cirrhosis
- Budd-Chiari syndrome
- GU
- Other
- Hepatomegaly due to CHF
- Peptic ulcer disease with or without perforation
- Pneumonia
- Herpes zoster
- Myocardial ischemia
- Pulmonary embolism
- Abdominal aortic aneurysm
Evaluation
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Workup
Labs
- Abdominal panel
- CBC
- Chemistry
- LFTs + lipase
- Coagulation studies (PT, PTT, INR), as a marker of liver function
- Urinalysis
- Leukocytes will be present in 40% of patients[1]
- Urine pregnancy test (if age and sex appropriate)
Imaging
- Biliary ultrasound
- Consider CXR to assess for free air under the diaphram
- If at risk for a perforated ulcer (e.g., age >55)
- Consider ECG
- If may be cardiac in nature
Diagnosis
- Definitive diagnosis may be determined via a combination of history, labs, and imaging
- If no definitive diagnosis at end of ED workup, but no signs of emergent pathology, may be empirically treated (e.g., for GERD) with further workup as an outpatient
Management
- Treat underlying disease process
Disposition
- Disposition per underlying disease process
See Also
External Links
References
- ↑ Baird DLH, Simillis C, Kontovounisios C, Rasheed S, Tekkis PP. Acute appendicitis. BMJ. 2017;357:j1703. Published 2017 Apr 19. doi:10.1136/bmj.j1703