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==Background== | ==Background== | ||
*This page outlines the general approach to adult LUQ pain | *This page outlines the general approach to adult LUQ pain | ||
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==Clinical Features== | ==Clinical Features== |
Latest revision as of 22:38, 31 January 2024
Background
- This page outlines the general approach to adult LUQ pain
Classification by Abdominal pain location
RUQ pain | Epigastric pain | LUQ pain |
Flank pain | Diffuse abdominal pain | Flank pain |
RLQ pain | Pelvic pain | LLQ pain |
Clinical Features
Differential Diagnosis
Left upper quadrant abdominal pain
- GERD
- Peptic ulcer disease with or without perforation
- Pancreatitis
- Splenic infarction/Splenic artery aneurysm rupture
- Pyelonephritis
- Bowel obstruction
- Myocardial Ischemia
- Pneumonia
- Pulmonary embolism
- Herpes zoster
- Pericarditis/Myocarditis
- Aortic Dissection
Workup
- CBC
- Chem
- LFTs
- Lipase
- Coags
- Urinalysis
- Urine pregnancy (females)
- ?ECG (if >50 or at risk for cardiac disease)
- ?RUQ US
- ?CXR
- Consider if at risk for perforated ulcer
Management
Disposition
- Disposition per underlying disease process