%0 Case Reports
%T The Utility of Point-of-Care Ultrasound for Post-Bronchoscopy Pneumothorax Evaluation.
%A Ngo DQ
%A Aftab G
%A Frenia D
%J Cureus
%V 13
%N 5
%D May 2021
%M 34235018
暂无%R 10.7759/cureus.15339
%X We present a case of a 65-year-old female with a prior history of B-cell lymphoma with new CT chest findings of a nodule requiring an electromagnetic navigational bronchoscopy with transbronchial biopsies. Post-bronchoscopy, the patient complained of dyspnea and left scapular pain despite two normal anterior-posterior chest X-rays. Point-of-care ultrasound of the lung demonstrated a lack of lung sliding, which was confirmed via a right lateral decubitus chest X-ray. This case illustrates the utility and superiority of lung point-of-care ultrasound while highlighting the limitations of conventional imaging modalities in a post-bronchoscopy evaluation.