There are compelling reasons to use CT in the diagnosis of right lower quadrant pain, particularly in the elderly. The accuracy of CT in suspected appendicitis (in a series of 100 consecutive ...

More often than not, however, pain in the lower right abdomen is nothing to worry about. It should go away on its own within a couple of days. If you’re experiencing persistent discomfort ...

Background: Recent literature supports the use of CT for all patients with right lower quadrant pain to improve diagnostic accuracy and reduce hospital cost. Our current practice at a large ...

"Appendicitis usually involves right lower quadrant pain, lack of an appetite, and a fever," Greves says. Appendix pain may start out feeling like a normal stomach ache, but it doesn't go away and ...

The patient reports a 6-day history of right upper quadrant pain that is worse when she coughs, moves, laughs, or takes a deep breath and is associated with nausea but no vomiting. She notes some ...