If you have right side rib pain and want to determine whether it is a liver problem, you can do further investigation, commonly used methods include clinical examination, imaging examination, blood tests and so on. 1. Clinical examination: if the right side rib pain is only localized, does not affect eating and does not cause symptoms such as jaundice, the probability of liver problems is relatively small; if there is a localized dull pain, a lump on palpation, accompanied by indigestion and jaundice and other symptoms, it may be a liver problem. 2. Imaging examination: mainly includes ultrasound, CT and MRI, which can directly observe whether there are organic lesions in the liver, especially for cysts, hemangiomas, liver cancer, etc., and make a preliminary diagnosis. 3. Blood test: through blood test for liver function and Hepatitis B 5 to determine whether there is hepatitis and liver damage, and through checking tumor markers to determine whether there is cancer. Once there is pain in the right rib area, accompanied by obvious nausea, jaundice and localized masses, it is necessary to consult a doctor in time for observation and to check for liver diseases.