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Can you go to urgent care for gallbladder pain?

I have gallbladder pain already 2 days. Can you go to urgent care for gallbladder pain?

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Most UC's do not have ultrasound capability or immediate lab capability. Assuming this is gallbladder pain - typical ER work up includes ultrasound (look for signs of infection or blocked duct from a stone) and labs (looking for inflammation of liver/pancreas or signs of infection). I would recommend an ER for those reasons.
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