Shortly following a meal, a 49-year-old female complains of acute pain to the right upper quadrant of her abdomen with referred pain to her right shoulder. This is MOST suggestive of acute:

A. cholecystitis.
B. pancreatitis.
C. appendicitis.
D. pyelonephritis.


Answer: A. cholecystitis.

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