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My mother has bad pains near her lower ribs on her right side, near her back. this has been going on for five hours and we aren't sure what it is.

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Examination needed: These symptoms are consistent with an acutely inflamed gall bladder with stones. Kidney stone is a less likely cause of her symptoms. Bring your mother to the hospital emergency room where prompt evaluation, including an ultrasound of the abdomen, will be done.

Answered 3/11/2017

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