It Is Always Early with Point-of-Care Ultrasound
A 56-year-old male was admitted to the emergency department for acute pulmonary edema and septic shock, yet no clear source of infection was noted upon physical examination. Due to his unstable condition, bedside ultrasound was performed. A heterogeneous mass in the liver was noted; hence, a tentati...
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doaj-467f6a77ced8467c94d7d239757c8b2f2020-11-25T02:54:34ZengHindawi LimitedCase Reports in Critical Care2090-64202090-64392020-01-01202010.1155/2020/94314969431496It Is Always Early with Point-of-Care UltrasoundZouheir Ibrahim Bitar0Tamer Mohamed Zaalouk1Ossama Sajeh Maadarani2Ragab Desouky Elshabasy3Critical Care Unit, Ahmadi Hospital, Kuwait Oil Company, P.O. Box 46468, 64015 Fahaheel, KuwaitCritical Care Unit, Ahmadi Hospital, Kuwait Oil Company, P.O. Box 46468, 64015 Fahaheel, KuwaitCritical Care Unit, Ahmadi Hospital, Kuwait Oil Company, P.O. Box 46468, 64015 Fahaheel, KuwaitCritical Care Unit, Ahmadi Hospital, Kuwait Oil Company, P.O. Box 46468, 64015 Fahaheel, KuwaitA 56-year-old male was admitted to the emergency department for acute pulmonary edema and septic shock, yet no clear source of infection was noted upon physical examination. Due to his unstable condition, bedside ultrasound was performed. A heterogeneous mass in the liver was noted; hence, a tentative diagnosis of liver abscess was made. The abscess was confirmed by abdominal magnetic resonance imaging. Drainage of the abscess was attempted and guided by early ultrasound. This case highlights that point-of-care ultrasound, when performed by an ultrasound-capable critical care physician, can significantly decrease the time to diagnosis for septic patients.http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2020/9431496 |
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A 56-year-old male was admitted to the emergency department for acute pulmonary edema and septic shock, yet no clear source of infection was noted upon physical examination. Due to his unstable condition, bedside ultrasound was performed. A heterogeneous mass in the liver was noted; hence, a tentative diagnosis of liver abscess was made. The abscess was confirmed by abdominal magnetic resonance imaging. Drainage of the abscess was attempted and guided by early ultrasound. This case highlights that point-of-care ultrasound, when performed by an ultrasound-capable critical care physician, can significantly decrease the time to diagnosis for septic patients. |
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