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Pain under right ribcage
My fiancé is having severe pain under his right ribcage. they did an ultrasound of his gallbladder and said nothing was wrong. a ct scan showed there was inflammation around his liver. he’s in so much pain and it’s getting worse.
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Dr. Nupur Tandon
General Physician
14 yrs exp
Bangalore
What about other symptoms like fever, jaundice, nausea, vomiting, abdominal pain and tenderness.
Get these tests done -
CBC to check for an abnormal number of blood cells
liver enzymes, to evaluate liver function
abdominal X-ray- to evaluate abdominal organs
CT scan for high-resolution images of the abdomen
Next Steps
Your doctor might want to do a biposy
Health Tips
regular exercise and quitting alcohol will help
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