chronic abdominal pain Archives - Healthhype https://healthhype.com/tag/chronic-abdominal-pain Current Health Articles on Symptoms, Diseases and Treatment Thu, 04 Oct 2018 17:41:16 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://healthhype.com/wp-content/uploads/logoicon.png chronic abdominal pain Archives - Healthhype https://healthhype.com/tag/chronic-abdominal-pain 32 32 Acute and Chronic Right Upper (RUQ) Abdominal Pain – Diagnosis https://healthhype.com/acute-and-chronic-right-upper-abdominal-pain-diagnosis.html https://healthhype.com/acute-and-chronic-right-upper-abdominal-pain-diagnosis.html#comments Mon, 08 Jun 2009 17:36:29 +0000 http://www.healthhype.com/?p=3020 A cause of right upper abdominal pain (also known as right upper quadrant or RUQ pain) may be suspected from its duration, relation to meals, medicines, breathing, body movements and accompanying symptoms. In this article disorders that cause pain only or mainly in the upper right abdomen are described. ACUTE Right Upper Abdominal Pain Acute (sudden, newly appearing) pain in the right upper abdominal quadrant (RUQ) may arise from: 1. Gallstones Gallstones in the gallbladder typically causes: No symptoms in most cases Cramping pain below the lower right rib (biliary colic) appearing shortly after a heavy meal, lasting from several minutes to several hours and often radiating into the upper back or right shoulder Nausea or vomiting (only sometimes and only together with pain) Jaundice, fever or chills usually appear only when the common bile duct is blocked Gallstones are rare in children. Diagnosis. Ultrasound can detect stones over 2 mm in size. When ultrasound shows nothing but gallstones are still suspected, CT, a special MRI or ERCP may be tried. Blood leukocytes in gallbladder gallstones are usually normal, but they are often elevated when a main bile duct is obstructed. HIDA scan can be done, when stones in the common bile duct are suspected. 2. Disorders in the Right Kidney Inflammation of the kidney tissue – glomerulonephritis due to reaction to bacterial (streptococcal) infection of the throat or certain medications, and kidney infection (pyelonephritis) of the right [...]

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