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POCUS Journal, 2(4), p. 15-16, 2019

DOI: 10.24908/pocus.v4i2.13689

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Shedding light on a hidden source of septic shock with POCUS

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Abstract

A 77-year old male was admitted in the emergency department for septic shock, yet no clear source of infection was noted upon physical examination and a portable chest x-ray. 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. This was latter confirmed by abdominal computed tomography. This case highlights that point-of-care ultrasound, when performed by expert physicians, can significantly decrease time to diagnosis for septic patients.