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20 y/o woman, RUQ pain, vomiting, fever

Presentation

A 20-year-old woman presented to the emergency room with right upper quadrant (RUQ) pain, nausea and vomiting after eating fried chicken for dinner. On physical examination, she had a temperature of 38 degrees Celsius and moderate RUQ tenderness. Her white blood cell count (WBC) was 15 K/ml.

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