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Kehr's sign is the occurrence of acute pain in the tip of the shoulder due to the presence of blood or other irritants in the peritoneal cavity when a person is lying down and the legs are elevated. Kehr's sign in the left shoulder is considered a classic symptom of a ruptured spleen .
The major symptom and signs include an acute onset of RUQ abdominal pain aggravated by breathing, coughing or laughing, which may also present with referred pain to the right shoulder. There is usually also tenderness on palpation of the right upper abdomen and tenderness to percussion of the lower ribs which protect the liver.
After trauma (blunt or penetrating), abdominal pain (RUQ), right rib pain, right flank pain, right shoulder pain Clinical (history and physical exam) Imaging: FAST examination, CT of abdomen and pelvis Diagnostic peritoneal aspiration and lavage. Resuscitation (advanced trauma life support) with IV fluids (crystalloid) and blood transfusion
“Dull pain radiating to the jaw, neck, back, shoulder or arm; stabbing pain radiating to the back; constant, dull pain for several minutes.” ... So when chest pain from stomach acid moves up ...
Chest pain that often radiates to your left shoulder, neck, or arm. Abdominal pain. Shortness of breath. Fatigue. Pressure or heaviness in your chest. Sweating. Nausea or vomiting. Dizziness.
Lower left abdominal pain can have many causes, ranging from minor to serious, says Andrew Boxer, M.D., gastroenterologist of Gastroenterology Associates of New Jersey. Common causes include:
Gallbladder disease presents chiefly with abdominal pain located in the right upper abdomen. This pain is described as biliary colic. Pain typically occurs suddenly and radiates to the right shoulder and back, depending on several factors, including specific diseases. It can either be constant or episodic and last from minutes to hours.
Symptoms include right upper abdominal pain, pain in the right shoulder, nausea, vomiting, and occasionally fever. [1] Often gallbladder attacks (biliary colic) precede acute cholecystitis. [1] The pain lasts longer in cholecystitis than in a typical gallbladder attack. [1] Without appropriate treatment, recurrent episodes of cholecystitis are ...