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Right Lower Quadrant Abdominal Pain
Aka: Right Lower Quadrant Abdominal Pain, RLQ Abdominal Pain, RLQ Pain
- See Also
- Acute Pelvic Pain Causes
- McBurney's Point
- Causes: Gastrointestinal
- Appendicitis (pain over McBurney's Point)
- Intestinal Obstruction
- Regional Enteritis
- Diverticulitis
- Causes: Genitourinary
- Acute Pelvic Pain Causes
- Ovarian Cyst or torsion
- Ureteral Calculus (Nephrolithiasis)
- Renal pain
- Seminal vesiculitis
- Causes: Miscellaneous
- Leaking Abdominal Aortic Aneurysm
- Abdominal wall hematoma
- Psoas abscess
- Evaluation
- Classic Appendicitis or red flags for peritonitis
- Complete Blood Count
- CT Abdomen with IV contrast
- Findings suggest alternative diagnosis
- Evaluate for genitourinary and miscellaneous causes as listed above
- Imaging: Preferred
- Abdominal CT with IV contrast