A 45 year old female presents with a complaint of ...

3. Right upper quadrant pain: There may be some radiation to the back. In distinction to uncomplicated attacks of biliary colic, the patient tends to remain still, due to inflammatory “peritonism”. Biliary colic pain that has been prolonged, (4-6 hours or longer) is likely to have some degree of cholecystitis. ................
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