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==Overview==
==Overview==
Acute right upper quadrant abdominal pain usually arises from the [[liver]] and the [[biliary tree]].  [[Gallstone diseases]] are among the most common causes of right upper quadrant abdominal pain; hence, an emphasis is first laid on the gallstone diseases while approaching the patient.
Acute right upper quadrant abdominal pain usually arises from the [[liver]] and the [[biliary tree]].  [[Gallstone diseases]] are among the most common causes of right upper quadrant abdominal pain; hence, an emphasis is first laid on the gallstone diseases while approaching the patient.


==Causes of Right Upper Quadrant Abdominal Pain==
==Causes==
===Life Threatening Causes===
===Life Threatening Causes===
Life-threatening causes include conditions which may result in death or permanent disability within 24 hours if left untreated.
*[[Adrenal hemorrhage]]
*[[Adrenal hemorrhage]]
*[[Cholecystitis natural history, complications and prognosis#Gallbladder perforation|Gallbladder perforation]]
*[[Cholecystitis natural history, complications and prognosis#Gallbladder perforation|Gallbladder perforation]]
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*[[Pulmonary embolism]]
*[[Pulmonary embolism]]
*[[Hepatitis|Toxin induced hepatitis]]
*[[Hepatitis|Toxin induced hepatitis]]
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===Common Causes===
===Common Causes===
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*[[Pneumonia]]
*[[Pneumonia]]
*[[Renal colic]]<ref>{{Cite journal  | last1 = Haberman | first1 = D. | last2 = Castignola | first2 = M. | last3 = Martínez | first3 = A. | last4 = Paladini | first4 = H. | last5 = Toda | first5 = M. | last6 = Baldessari | first6 = EM. | last7 = Ramisch | first7 = D. | last8 = Gondolesi | first8 = G. | title = [Acute abdomen with right hypochondrial pain: an unusual cause]. | journal = Acta Gastroenterol Latinoam | volume = 41 | issue = 4 | pages = 276, 357-8 | month = Dec | year = 2011 | doi =  | PMID = 22292219 }}</ref>
*[[Renal colic]]<ref>{{Cite journal  | last1 = Haberman | first1 = D. | last2 = Castignola | first2 = M. | last3 = Martínez | first3 = A. | last4 = Paladini | first4 = H. | last5 = Toda | first5 = M. | last6 = Baldessari | first6 = EM. | last7 = Ramisch | first7 = D. | last8 = Gondolesi | first8 = G. | title = [Acute abdomen with right hypochondrial pain: an unusual cause]. | journal = Acta Gastroenterol Latinoam | volume = 41 | issue = 4 | pages = 276, 357-8 | month = Dec | year = 2011 | doi =  | PMID = 22292219 }}</ref>
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===Causes by Organ System===
===Causes by Organ System===
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|style="height:100px"; style="width:75%" border="1" bgcolor="Beige" | [[Congestive heart failure]], [[ischemic colitis]],  [[myocarditis]],  [[veno-occlusive disease]]
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|bgcolor="Beige"| [[Adiposis dolorosa|Abdominal wall pain]], [[Tietze's syndrome|painful rib syndrome]],  [[polymyositis]]
|bgcolor="Beige"| [[Carnett's test|Abdominal wall pain]], [[Tietze's syndrome|painful rib syndrome]],  [[polymyositis]]
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===Causes in Alphabetical Order===
===Causes in Alphabetical Order===
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*[[Adiposis dolorosa|Abdominal wall pain]]
*[[Carnett's test|Abdominal wall pain]]
*[[Acute cholecystitis]]
*[[Acute cholecystitis]]
*[[Fatty liver|Acute fatty liver]]
*[[Fatty liver|Acute fatty liver]]
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*[[Zollinger-Ellison syndrome]]
*[[Zollinger-Ellison syndrome]]
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Overview

Acute right upper quadrant abdominal pain usually arises from the liver and the biliary tree. Gallstone diseases are among the most common causes of right upper quadrant abdominal pain; hence, an emphasis is first laid on the gallstone diseases while approaching the patient.

Causes

Life Threatening Causes

Life-threatening causes include conditions which may result in death or permanent disability within 24 hours if left untreated.

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Cardiovascular Congestive heart failure, ischemic colitis, myocarditis, veno-occlusive disease
Chemical/Poisoning No underlying causes
Dental No underlying causes
Dermatologic Herpes zoster, polymyositis
Drug Side Effect Cholecystitis, duodenal ulcer
Ear Nose Throat No underlying causes
Endocrine Addisonian crisis, adrenal hemorrhage, adrenal tuberculosis, constipation, pheochromocytoma
Environmental Heat stroke
Gastroenterologic Acute cholecystitis, acute fatty liver, acute hepatitis, acute pancreatitis, ascending cholangitis, ascending retrocecal appendicitis, atypical acute appendicitis, biliary colic, biliary dyskinesia, Budd-Chiari syndrome, cholecystitis, choledocholithiasis, colitis, congestive heart failure, constipation, Crohn's disease, diverticulosis, duodenal ulcer, dyspepsia, gallbladder perforation, gallstone disease, gallstone pancreatitis, gangrenous cholecystitis, gastroenteritis, hepatic abscess, hepatic flexure carcinoma, hepatic tumor, hepatomegaly, HIV, inflammatory hepatomegaly, irritable bowel syndrome, ischemic colitis, peptic ulcer disease, perihepatitis, seizures, sepsis, Zollinger-Ellison syndrome
Genetic No underlying causes
Hematologic Budd-Chiari syndrome, choledocholithiasis, hemoglobinopathies, sickle cell disease, veno-occlusive disease
Iatrogenic Partial hepatectomy
Infectious Disease Acute hepatitis, adrenal hemorrhage, adrenal tuberculosis, ascending cholangitis, colitis, duodenal ulcer, Fitz-Hugh-Curtis syndrome, gastroenteritis, hepatic abscess, herpes zoster, HIV, pelvic inflammatory disease, perihepatitis, pyelonephritis, sepsis, subdiaphragmatic abscess
Musculoskeletal/Orthopedic Abdominal wall pain, painful rib syndrome, polymyositis
Neurologic Seizures
Nutritional/Metabolic Choledocholithiasis, constipation, diabetic ketoacidosis
Obstetric/Gynecologic Acute fatty liver, eclampsia, HELLP syndrome, pelvic inflammatory disease, preeclampsia
Oncologic Hepatic flexure carcinoma, hepatic tumor, Kaposi's sarcoma, malignant infiltration of liver, metastatic infiltration of right adrenal gland, pheochromocytoma, renal carcinoma, Zollinger-Ellison syndrome
Ophthalmologic No underlying causes
Overdose/Toxicity No underlying causes
Psychiatric No underlying causes
Pulmonary Empyema, pleural effusion, pleurisy, pleuritis, pneumonia, pulmonary embolism, pulmonary infarction
Renal/Electrolyte Glomerulonephritis, hydronephrosis, pyelonephritis, renal carcinoma, renal colic, renal cyst
Rheumatology/Immunology/Allergy Addisonian crisis, glomerulonephritis, polymyositis
Sexual No underlying causes
Trauma Adrenal hemorrhage, collisions, falls, solid organ laceration or perforated viscus
Urologic No underlying causes
Miscellaneous Heavy exercise

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  1. ↑ Haberman, D.; Castignola, M.; Martínez, A.; Paladini, H.; Toda, M.; Baldessari, EM.; Ramisch, D.; Gondolesi, G. (2011). "[Acute abdomen with right hypochondrial pain: an unusual cause]". Acta Gastroenterol Latinoam. 41 (4): 276, 357–8. PMID 22292219. Unknown parameter |month= ignored (help)

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