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[[File:StonesXray.png|thumb|Gallstones found incidentally on [[KUB]] (xrays are not sensitive).]] | |||
*Labs | *Labs | ||
**LFT, CBC normal | **LFT, CBC normal | ||
*[[RUQ Ultrasound]] | *[[RUQ Ultrasound]] | ||
**Sensitivity 84%, Specificity 99% | **Sensitivity 84%, Specificity 99% | ||
==Treatment== | ==Treatment== | ||
Revision as of 05:08, 21 May 2015
Background
Clinical Features
History
- RUQ pain that is constant, lasts 1-5hr, and then remits
- Pain >5hr suggests cholecystitis, cholangitis, or pancreatitis
- Usually does not occur during fasting
Physical Exam
- Often benign; as compared to cholecystitis, usually negative Murphy's Sign
Differential Diagnosis
RUQ Pain
- Gallbladder disease
- Pancreatitis
- Acute hepatitis
- Pancreatitis
- GERD
- Appendicitis (retrocecal)
- Pyogenic liver abscess
- Bowel obstruction
- Cirrhosis
- Budd-Chiari syndrome
- GU
- Other
- Hepatomegaly due to CHF
- Peptic ulcer disease with or without perforation
- Pneumonia
- Herpes zoster
- Myocardial ischemia
- Pulmonary embolism
- Abdominal aortic aneurysm
Diagnosis
Gallstones found incidentally on KUB (xrays are not sensitive).
- Labs
- LFT, CBC normal
- RUQ Ultrasound
- Sensitivity 84%, Specificity 99%
Treatment
Disposition
- Outpatient management