[Case Report] 62yo undergoing procedure for a lung nodule

About this episode

A 62-year-old man develops an iatrogenic pneumothorax during a lung nodule biopsy and faces complications that require advanced treatment technologies.

A 62‐year-old man is undergoing a CT‐guided core biopsy of a lung nodule when he develops an iatrogenic pneumothorax. After admission to the Royal Adelaide hospital he has ongoing dyspnoea, oxygen desaturation, and chest pain not helped by a preexisting Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease. The treatment for the patient’s symptoms doesn’t immediately go to plan but his care team apply a combination of recent technologies to bring the condition under control. Pomegranate [Case Reports] have b...

Topics covered

• health
• medicine
• pulmonology
• chronic illness
• technology in healthcare

Keywords

• CT-guided core biopsy
• lung nodule
• iatrogenic pneumothorax
• dyspnoea
• oxygen desaturation
• chest pain
• Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease
• treatment plan
• care team
• recent technologies

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