Left upper quadrant (LUQ) pain stems from conditions that affect organs like your spleen, kidney, or stomach. It's best to see a doctor if your LUQ pain worsens or lasts more than 48 hours. Treatment ...

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 ...

Pain in the upper right quadrant of your abdomen may come from your biliary system, or the organs that produce and distribute bile to help you digest food. It may originate in your gallbladder, liver, ...

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 ...

A 32-year-old woman with a recent dry cough presents to the emergency department (ED). The patient reports a 6-day history of right upper quadrant pain that is worse when she coughs, moves, laughs, or ...

A 56-year-old Vietnamese woman with recurrent right upper quadrant pain and abnormal liver tests presented to clinic. Medical history was obtained verbally from the patient and her daughter, without ...

A 52-year-old man with a history of coronary disease, hypertension, hyperlipidemia, and amphetamine abuse presents to the emergency department with left upper quadrant (LUQ) abdominal pain that began ...

FATTY liver disease is an umbrella term for a range of conditions that cause a build-up of fat in the liver. Although the condition is usually asymptomatic, a specific type of pain can be a sign.

Background A 34-year-old gravid woman with a history of ileal Crohn's disease presented at 30 weeks' gestation with a 2-week history of fever and right upper quadrant pain. An intra-abdominal abscess ...

You may have left upper quadrant (LUQ) pain from conditions that affect organs like your spleen, kidney, or stomach. It is ...