A 60-year-old man presented to the emergency department with dizziness, hypotension, and a 3-week history of abdominal pain, nausea, and vomiting. Three weeks prior to admission he had experienced 1 ...

To accurately assess and diagnose this patient’s condition, the clinician needs to consider the key aspects of the history, examination, laboratory results, and imaging. The patient’s history should ...

Medically reviewed by Jane Kim, MD Right upper quadrant pain can be a sign of gallbladder, liver, or pancreas disease.Gallstones are a common cause that can block bile flow, which leads to sudden, ...

A 32-year-old woman with a recent dry cough presents to the emergency department (ED). The patient reports a 6-day history of right upper quadrant pain that is worse when she coughs, moves, laughs, or ...