65-Year-Old Woman With Abdominal Pain and Jaundice

A 65-year-old woman with no previous medical history was admitted to the hospital for management of abdominal pain of 2 weeks ’ duration. She described the pain as dull and diffuse but worst in the right upper quadrant without radiation to the back or shoulder. Her pain was associated with nausea, nonbloody diarrhea, anorexia, early satiety, and increased abdominal girth. She reported no medication or intravenous drug us e. Her social history was notable for daily alcohol use since the age of 16 years, with recent consumption of approximately 2 L of vodka every 10 to 12 days.

Source: Mayo Clinic Proceedings - February 12, 2019 Category: Internal Medicine Authors: Mitchell M. Pitlick, Dharma B. Sunjaya, Christopher R. Stephenson Tags: Residents ’ clinic Source Type: research