Wang Anderson, Shah Aalap
Department of Emergency Medicine, Medical University of South Carolina Charleston, SC USA.
POCUS J. 2024 Nov 15(2):22-23. doi: 10.24908/pocus.v9i2.17500. eCollection 2024.
Acalculous cholecystitis is a life-threatening diagnosis that is more commonly associated with ill patients in the ICU. We present a case of acute acalculous cholecystitis (ACC) in an otherwise healthy 18-year-old man who presented to the Emergency Department (ED) with right-sided chest pain that was ultimately diagnosed with point of care ultrasound (POCUS). This case demonstrates the importance of conducting a thorough history and physical as well as the importance of POCUS to aid in clinical decision making and its value in diagnosing acute biliary pathology in the ED.
无结石性胆囊炎是一种危及生命的诊断,在重症监护病房(ICU)中更常与患病患者相关。我们报告一例急性无结石性胆囊炎(ACC)病例,患者为一名18岁健康男性,因右侧胸痛就诊于急诊科(ED),最终通过床旁超声(POCUS)确诊。该病例显示了进行全面病史询问和体格检查的重要性,以及POCUS在辅助临床决策中的重要性及其在急诊科诊断急性胆道病变中的价值。