Abdominal pain, right upper quadrant

DDx

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Right lower lobe pneumonia
Cholangitis
Intestinal ischemia
Pyelonephritis

DDX

Cholelithiasis
Cholecystitis
Hepatitis, eg, viral, alcoholic, toxic
Cholangitis or choledocholithiasis
Appendicitis (retrocecal)
Peptic ulcer disease (duodenal)
Pancreatitis
Functional or nonulcer dyspepsia
Liver abscess
Liver, pancreatic, or biliary tract cancer
Ischemic hepatopathy (shock liver)
Hepatic vein obstruction (Budd-Chiari syndrome)
Right lower lobe pneumonia
Pyelonephritis
Urinary calculi
Fitz-Hugh-Curtis syndrome (with pelvic inflammatory disease)
Liver cell adenoma
Herpes zoster
Trauma or musculoskeletal pain
Herniated disk
Abdominal abscess
Intestinal ischemia
Physical or sexual abuse

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