The stronger the muscles in your back, shoulder, and abdomen, the lower your chance of injury. Weight. If you carry extra pounds, you put more strain on your back. Medical conditions. Diseases such as arthritis and cancer can cause back pain. Smoking. Smoker’s cough can strain your back...
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 ...
Symptoms: vague,constantpain around the belly button,which within few hoursmoves to the lower right abdomen, becomes severeand is aggravated by moving and coughing; other common symptoms:nausea, vomiting, fever Signs: Tenderness in the lower right abdominal quadrant ...