Chief complaint of right lower quadrant abdominal

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A 20-year-old man presents with a chief complaint of right lower quadrant abdominal (RLQ) pain for the past 24 hours. The physical examination elicits tenderness at McBurney's point and pain in the right lower quadrant with palpation of the left lower quadrant. The preferred diagnostic exam is: WBC and CRP. ultrasound of the abdomen. CT of abdomen without contrast. CT of the abdomen with IV contrast.

Reference no: EM133721632

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