Left upper quadrant abdominal pain
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Background
- This page outlines the general approach to adult LUQ pain
Clinical Features
Differential Diagnosis
Workup
- CBC
- Chem
- LFTs
- Lipase
- Coags
- UA
- Urine pregnancy (females)
- ?ECG (if >50 or at risk for cardiac disease)
- ?RUQ US
- ?CXR
- Consider if at risk for perforated ulcer
Management
- Treat underlying disease process
- Consider GI cocktail
Disposition
- Disposition per underlying disease process