A 36-Year-Old Woman Presenting With Left Upper Quadrant Discomfort, Encephalopathy, and Respiratory Failure.
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DOI: 10.1016/j.chest.2019.10.038
Abstract: CASE PRESENTATION A 36-year-old woman with a history of hypertension and alcoholism reported 2 days of left upper quadrant pain and jaundice. Within hours of admission, she became somnolent and hypoxic. The patient was then intubated.… read more here.
Keywords: year old; old woman; upper quadrant; left upper ... See more keywords
A Rare Cause of Left Upper Quadrant Abdominal Pain.
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DOI: 10.1053/j.gastro.2017.04.051
Abstract: Department of Gastroenterology, Grand Hopital de Charleroi, Gilly, Catholic University of Louvain, Brussels, Pathology, Institut de Pathologie et de Génétique (IPG), Gosselies, and Department of a Gastroenterology, UCL Saint Luc University Hospital, Brussels, Belgium 69… read more here.
Keywords: quadrant abdominal; gastroenterology; left upper; abdominal pain ... See more keywords
Gender differences, ergonomics risks and upper quadrant musculoskeletal pain in hairdressers
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DOI: 10.1080/10803548.2022.2066315
Abstract: Objectives. This study examined ergonomic risk levels and upper quadrant musculoskeletal pain (UQMP) levels of hairdressers, and the difference and correlation between genders. Methods. Volunteers participating in the study were assessed with the descriptive data… read more here.
Keywords: ergonomic risk; upper quadrant; quadrant musculoskeletal; musculoskeletal pain ... See more keywords
Pulmonary Infarction: Right Upper Quadrant Pain as a Presenting Symptom With Review of Typical Computed Tomography Imaging Features.
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DOI: 10.1093/milmed/usy128
Abstract: The purpose of this case presentation is to discuss right upper quadrant pain as an atypical presenting symptom in pulmonary infarction and review the typical computed tomography (CT) imaging features of pulmonary infarction to improve… read more here.
Keywords: right upper; pulmonary infarction; infarction; upper quadrant ... See more keywords
Initial entry via the left upper quadrant with an optical trocar in laparoscopic bariatric surgery
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DOI: 10.1111/ases.13019
Abstract: Laparoscopic bariatric surgery (BS) is not readily performed in Japan. To facilitate safe initial access to the abdominal cavity, we insert an optical viewing trocar at a unique site in the left upper quadrant (LUQ).… read more here.
Keywords: left upper; bariatric surgery; surgery; upper quadrant ... See more keywords
Right upper quadrant abdominal pain as the initial presentation of polyarteritis nodosa
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DOI: 10.1136/bcr-2016-218019
Abstract: Polyarteritis nodosa (PAN) is a necrotising vasculitis that involves medium and small vessels. PAN generally presents with constitutional, cutaneous, neurological, renal and gastrointestinal manifestations. However, PAN initially involving a single organ/system is uncommon. Here, we… read more here.
Keywords: polyarteritis nodosa; quadrant abdominal; right upper; abdominal pain ... See more keywords
Testing telediagnostic right upper quadrant abdominal ultrasound in Peru: A new horizon in expanding access to imaging in rural and underserved areas
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DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0255919
Abstract: Background Hepatic and biliary diseases are prevalent worldwide, but the majority of people lack access to diagnostic medical imaging for their assessment. The liver and gallbladder are readily amenable to sonographic examination, and ultrasound is… read more here.
Keywords: quadrant abdominal; right upper; rural underserved; underserved areas ... See more keywords
Caudal Edge of the Liver in the Right Upper Quadrant (RUQ) View Is the Most Sensitive Area for Free Fluid on the FAST Exam
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DOI: 10.5811/westjem.2016.11.30435
Abstract: Introduction The focused assessment with sonography in trauma (FAST) exam is a critical diagnostic test for intraperitoneal free fluid (FF). Current teaching is that fluid accumulates first in Morison’s pouch. The goal of this study… read more here.
Keywords: medicine; fluid; edge; upper quadrant ... See more keywords