To accurately assess and diagnose this patient’s condition, the clinician needs to consider the key aspects of the history, examination, laboratory results, and imaging. The patient’s history should ...

A 27-year-old woman with a 3-year history of intermittent right upper quadrant pain presented for evaluation. She has been in good health except for these attacks, which are worse after meals, can ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . A previously healthy 17-year-old male is brought to your office with fever, cough and right upper quadrant pain ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . A: The common complaint of right upper quadrant (RUQ) pain and impaired liver function tests (LFTs) could ...

In most cases, abdominal palpation yields useful information; in some cases, it is crucial. Begin by gently placing your warm hand on the epigastric area and let your hand relax. (This approach ...

Presented before the New England Heart Association, Massachusetts General Hospital, December 16, 1940. Norman H. Boyer, M.D. Instructor in medicine, Boston University ...

A 52-year-old woman presents to the emergency department with bloating and right-sided chest/rib pain that radiates to her back and epigastric area. She notes that the bloating started approximately 8 ...