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The pain may be sharp or dull. Perhaps it was sudden or slowly crept up on you. ... Pain in the right upper quadrant under the ribs may be caused by lung diseases, pneumonia, bronchitis or upper ...
"These can include pain or bloating in the belly, especially on the upper right side under the ribs where the liver is." Dr. Weine explains that liver abscess may also be to blame.
However, some of these organs aren’t just found on the right side of the body—the pancreas, colon and kidneys could also cause pain in the center or left side of the body.
Pain is the most common presenting symptom. It is usually described as sharp, crampy, dull or severe right upper quadrant pain, which may radiate to the right shoulder, or less commonly, behind the breastbone. [7] Nausea and vomiting can be associated with biliary colic.
Differentiating upper right quadrant pain In medicine , Murphy's sign (also known as Sweeney’s sign ) is a maneuver during a physical examination as part of the abdominal examination . [ 1 ] It is useful for differentiating pain in the right upper quadrant .
Acute hemorrhage into a hepatocellular carcinoma causes severe upper right quadrant pain, and may be life-threatening, requiring emergency surgery or other emergency intervention. [5] A tumor can expand the size of the liver several times and consequent stretching of its capsule can cause aching pain in the right hypochondrium.
Costochondritis, also known as chest wall pain syndrome or costosternal syndrome, is a benign inflammation of the upper costochondral (rib to cartilage) and sternocostal (cartilage to sternum) joints. 90% of patients are affected in multiple ribs on a single side, typically at the 2nd to 5th ribs. [1]
Pain that begins suddenly near the belly button and moves toward the lower right quadrant Pain that worsens if you move your abdomen, such as by walking or coughing Nausea, vomiting, loss of appetite