A 46-year-old member asked:
Left upper quadrant abdominal swelling under ribs and shortness of breath when exercising. what does this mean?
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A Verified Doctoranswered
39 years experience
Seems cardiac: Enlarged heart, pericardial effusion, pleural effusion, abdominal mass involving spleen, colon.
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A 33-year-old member asked:
Left upper quadrant abdominal swelling under ribs and shortness of breath when exercising. What could this be?
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Dr. Benjamin Weismananswered
43 years experience
Skeletal muscle para: Loss of function muscle , abdominal
wall, luq
possible cyst from lt.Kidney.
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Last updated Jan 29, 2014
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