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Liver problem?
If the doctor presses the right side of the abdomen and the patient has pain, does it mean hepatomegaly?
My doctor performed this test and diagnosed hepatomegaly without asking to go for usg. Does right side pain on pressing signify liver enlargement? Thank you
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Dr. Anuj Mothsra
General Physician
5 yrs exp
Jhunjhunu
Can help you, kindly provide me detailed history for proper diagnosis and further management
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Dr. Manoj Kumar
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7 yrs exp
Dehradun
Kindly consult
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Dr. Priyanka Reddy
General Physician
5 yrs exp
Nellore
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One can diagnose liver enlargement by palpation
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Dr. Rajbahadur Singh
General Physician
11 yrs exp
Hyderabad
The doctor might have felt the enlarged liver on palpation..and correlated with your symptoms...
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if he was sure of hepatomegaly .. he's rite ..to avoid unnecessary money spending on tests..
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if you doesn't recover with his medications then you can go for LFT and USG abdomen to rule out
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