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Right Lower Quadrant Abdominal Pain

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Right Lower Quadrant Abdominal Pain, RLQ Abdominal Pain, RLQ Pain

  • See Also
  1. Acute Pelvic Pain Causes
  2. McBurney's Point
  3. Acute Abdominal Pain Causes
  4. Acute Abdominal Pain
  5. Pediatric Abdominal Pain Causes
  6. Abdominal Pain in Older Adults
  • Causes
  • Gastrointestinal
  1. Appendicitis (pain over McBurney's Point)
  2. Intestinal Obstruction
  3. Regional Enteritis
  • Causes
  • Genitourinary
  1. Acute Pelvic Pain Causes
  2. Ruptured Ovarian Cyst
  3. Ovarian Torsion
  4. Pelvic Inflammatory Disease
  5. Ureteral Calculus (Nephrolithiasis)
  • Causes
  • Miscellaneous
  1. Leaking Abdominal Aortic Aneurysm
  2. Abdominal wall Hematoma
  3. Psoas abscess
  • Evaluation
  1. Classic Appendicitis or red flags for peritonitis
    1. Complete Blood Count
    2. CT Abdomen with IV contrast
  2. Findings suggest alternative diagnosis
    1. Evaluate for genitourinary and miscellaneous causes as listed above
  • Imaging
  • Preferred
  1. Abdominal CT with IV contrast
  • References
  1. Yew (2023) Am Fam Physician 107(6): 585-96 [PubMed]