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==Overview==
'''RUQ''' refers to the right-upper quadrant of the human [[abdomen]]. The term allows a [[physician|doctor]] to localise pain and tenderness, scars, lumps and other items of interest. The RUQ extends from the [[median plane]] to the right of the patient, and from the [[umbilical plane]] to the right ribcage.

The RUQ may be painful and/or tender in such conditions as [[hepatitis]], [[cholecystitis]], and [[peptic ulcer]].

The term is not used in [[comparative anatomy]], since most other animals do not stand erect. The equivalent term for animals is 'right anterior quadrant'.

==See also==
* [[Murphy's sign]]

==External links==
* http://anatomy.med.umich.edu/modules/abdominal_viscera_module/abdominal_01.html

[[Category:Abdomen]]
[[Category:Physical examination]]

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