A pickup for a case of hiccups: point-of-care ultrasonography detects a liver abscess in a 74-year-old gentleman

CJEM. 2024 Feb;26(2):128-129. doi: 10.1007/s43678-023-00623-x. Epub 2023 Dec 15.

Authors

Lynette Yan Ee Chung¹, Yun Ying Ho², Sze Joo Juan³

Affiliations

¹ Emergency Medicine Department, Ng Teng Fong General Hospital, Singapore, Singapore. lynette_chung@nuhs.edu.sg.
² General Medicine Department, Sengkang General Hospital, Singapore, Singapore.
³ Emergency Medicine Department, Ng Teng Fong General Hospital, Singapore, Singapore.

PMID: 38097909
DOI: 10.1007/s43678-023-00623-x

No abstract available

Keywords: Hiccups; Liver abscess; Point-of-care ultrasound (PoCUS).

Publication types

Case Reports

MeSH terms

Aged
Hiccup* / etiology
Humans
Liver Abscess* / diagnostic imaging
Male
Point-of-Care Systems
Point-of-Care Testing
Ultrasonography