Point‐of‐care ultrasound diagnosis of a pyogenic liver abscess in the emergency department
Abstract Pyogenic liver abscess (PLA) is a rarely encountered condition in the emergency department (ED) that necessitates a timely diagnosis by the emergency physician. An early ED diagnosis is challenging as the presenting symptoms of PLA are often variable and nonspecific. The rapid bedside diagn...
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| author | Matthew B. McClure Kishan Patel Gabriel Cabrera Eric J. Kalivoda |
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| description | Abstract Pyogenic liver abscess (PLA) is a rarely encountered condition in the emergency department (ED) that necessitates a timely diagnosis by the emergency physician. An early ED diagnosis is challenging as the presenting symptoms of PLA are often variable and nonspecific. The rapid bedside diagnosis of PLA with point‐of‐care ultrasound (POCUS) performed by emergency physicians has not been investigated thoroughly. This case report describes the expeditious identification and ED management of PLA by implementing emergency physician‐performed POCUS as the initial diagnostic modality. |
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| spelling | doaj-art-85df7e445ece4b23a2e01e234c8eba322025-08-20T03:38:03ZengElsevierJournal of the American College of Emergency Physicians Open2688-11522021-04-0122n/an/a10.1002/emp2.12412Point‐of‐care ultrasound diagnosis of a pyogenic liver abscess in the emergency departmentMatthew B. McClure0Kishan Patel1Gabriel Cabrera2Eric J. Kalivoda3Department of Emergency Medicine HCA Healthcare/USF Morsani College of Medicine GME/Brandon Regional Hospital Brandon Brandon Florida USADepartment of Emergency Medicine HCA Healthcare/USF Morsani College of Medicine GME/Brandon Regional Hospital Brandon Brandon Florida USADepartment of Emergency Medicine HCA Healthcare/USF Morsani College of Medicine GME/Brandon Regional Hospital Brandon Brandon Florida USADepartment of Emergency Medicine HCA Healthcare/USF Morsani College of Medicine GME/Brandon Regional Hospital Brandon Brandon Florida USAAbstract Pyogenic liver abscess (PLA) is a rarely encountered condition in the emergency department (ED) that necessitates a timely diagnosis by the emergency physician. An early ED diagnosis is challenging as the presenting symptoms of PLA are often variable and nonspecific. The rapid bedside diagnosis of PLA with point‐of‐care ultrasound (POCUS) performed by emergency physicians has not been investigated thoroughly. This case report describes the expeditious identification and ED management of PLA by implementing emergency physician‐performed POCUS as the initial diagnostic modality.https://doi.org/10.1002/emp2.12412emergency departmentemergency ultrasoundhepatic abscesspoint‐of‐care ultrasoundpyogenic liver abscessultrasonography |
| spellingShingle | Matthew B. McClure Kishan Patel Gabriel Cabrera Eric J. Kalivoda Point‐of‐care ultrasound diagnosis of a pyogenic liver abscess in the emergency department Journal of the American College of Emergency Physicians Open emergency department emergency ultrasound hepatic abscess point‐of‐care ultrasound pyogenic liver abscess ultrasonography |
| title | Point‐of‐care ultrasound diagnosis of a pyogenic liver abscess in the emergency department |
| title_full | Point‐of‐care ultrasound diagnosis of a pyogenic liver abscess in the emergency department |
| title_fullStr | Point‐of‐care ultrasound diagnosis of a pyogenic liver abscess in the emergency department |
| title_full_unstemmed | Point‐of‐care ultrasound diagnosis of a pyogenic liver abscess in the emergency department |
| title_short | Point‐of‐care ultrasound diagnosis of a pyogenic liver abscess in the emergency department |
| title_sort | point of care ultrasound diagnosis of a pyogenic liver abscess in the emergency department |
| topic | emergency department emergency ultrasound hepatic abscess point‐of‐care ultrasound pyogenic liver abscess ultrasonography |
| url | https://doi.org/10.1002/emp2.12412 |
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