RLQ Abdominal Pain

MDM, Peds

This is a *** with RLQ pain, most concerning for ***. Differential diagnoses: appendicitis, ***. Abdominal exam without peritoneal signs. No evidence of acute abdomen at this time. Well appearing. Low suspicion for acute hepatobiliary disease (includng acute cholecystitis), acute infectious processes (pneumonia, hepatitis, pyelonephritis), vascular catastrophe, bowel obstruction or viscus perforation. Presentation not consistent with other acute, emergent causes of abdominal pain at this time.

Plan: labs, UA, CT AP ***, pain control, fluids, serial reassessment

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