Unilateral diaphragmatic dysfunction following thoracic outlet surgery diagnosed by point-of-care ultrasound.

J Community Hosp Intern Med Perspect

The Department of Medicine, University of Tennessee Health Science Center, Saint Thomas-UT Internal Medicine Clinic, Nashville, TN, USA.

Published: June 2021

A patient with recent thoracic outlet decompression surgery presented with acute dyspnea and was found by point-of-care ultrasound to have diaphragm dysfunction. This case highlights an unexpected cause of respiratory complaints in the outpatient setting discovered at the bedside, utilizing point-of-care ultrasound protocol.

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http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8221128PMC
http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/20009666.2021.1915550DOI Listing

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