Red flags useful to screen for gastrointestinal and hepatic diseases in patients with shoulder pain: A scoping review.
Denis PennellaSilvia GiagioFilippo MaselliGiuseppe GiovannicoAntonella RonconeFabrizio BrindisinoFabrizio BrindisinoPublished in: Musculoskeletal care (2022)
Abdominal pain, right and left hypochondriac pain, and epigastric pain represent the most prevalent symptoms in patients with an abdominal disease that could mimic a shoulder problem. Clinicians should be encouraged to screen for red flags when assessing patients with shoulder pain.