It is important not to “lead the witness” by placing the transducer over the gallbladder while asking if that is where it hurts. If placing the transducer over the gallbladder evokes guarding, try to “provoke” a pain response in multiple regions of the abdomen, noting where the pain ...
Stones in the ureter can cause constant or intermittent sharp pain in the right or left flank lasting for 20 minutes to several hours; pain can be extreme and can radiate into lower abdomen and groin; you may occasionally pass blood or a stone, but you typically have no fever (16). Cert...
Stomach (gastric) cancercan cause pain in the upper central abdomen and middle back; the pain can be worse during eating; other symptoms can include vomiting blood and black stools[1]. Liver cancercan cause constant dull pain in the upper right abdomen, the right side of the back and right...