Radiologic presenaticion of lung complications in COVID-19 patients and their diferentiation

Abstract:Covid-19 is a contagious acute viral disease which mostly affects the lungs. It is caused by the new variety SARS-CoV-2 (Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome Coronavirus 2). It was detected for the first time in 2019, while in March 2020 it was declared a pandemic by WHO (World Health Organization). The pandemic lasted for three years.The most common way of transmission is directly by airborne particles through coughing, sneezing, talking and breathing. The clinical image is general signs and symptoms (fatigue, fever, headache, muscle and body aches) as well as specific signs and symptoms such as: throat pain, dry cough, loss of smell/ taste, gastrointestinal implications mostly in children, as well as typical signs and symptoms arising from the above mentioned complications.The first and mostly affected organ in Covid-19 patients is the lungs. Pneumonia, pleuropneumonia, pleuritis and bronchopneumonia are some of the lung complications in Covid-19 patients. The radiological presentation in Covid-19 patients with or without complications is atypical and distinctive. The X-ray is a secondary diagnostic method because of the X-ray exposure, however in the patients with lung complications this is the first and basic choice of differentiation. Keywords:Covid-19, pneumonia, pleuropneumonia, pleuritis

Radiologic presenaticion of lung complications in COVID-19 patients and their diferentiation

Abstract:Covid-19 is a contagious acute viral disease which mostly affects the lungs. It is caused by the new variety SARS-CoV-2 (Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome Coronavirus 2). It was detected for the first time in 2019, while in March 2020 it was declared a pandemic by WHO (World Health Organization). The pandemic lasted for three years.The most common way of transmission is directly by airborne particles through coughing, sneezing, talking and breathing. The clinical image is general signs and symptoms (fatigue, fever, headache, muscle and body aches) as well as specific signs and symptoms such as: throat pain, dry cough, loss of smell/ taste, gastrointestinal implications mostly in children, as well as typical signs and symptoms arising from the above mentioned complications.The first and mostly affected organ in Covid-19 patients is the lungs. Pneumonia, pleuropneumonia, pleuritis and bronchopneumonia are some of the lung complications in Covid-19 patients. The radiological presentation in Covid-19 patients with or without complications is atypical and distinctive. The X-ray is a secondary diagnostic method because of the X-ray exposure, however in the patients with lung complications this is the first and basic choice of differentiation. Keywords:Covid-19, pneumonia, pleuropneumonia, pleuritis

Pathogenesis as a main factor in the presentation and interpretation of the roentgenogram of Covid 19 positive patients

Radiological differentiation RTG of the shadows and shadings can be made when interpreting the radiology findings of COVID 19 patients depending on the pathogen mechanism (pathogenesis) i.e pathophysiology as well as following the Fleishner Society glossary. Consequently, they can be hazy shadings, ground glass opacity shadings and reticular shadowing. Also radiology differentiation and presentation can be made by interpreting the most common complications in this patients such as bacterial pneumonias, pleural effusion and pleuropneumonia. Conventional X-ray (roentgenogram) is the basis of all diagnostic examinations. If we take into consideration the financial aspect as well as the obviously lower exposure to radiation compared to CT (computer tomography) we can rightly say that the conventional X-ray RTG of chest organs is very beneficial for the medicine as well as for these patients. Conventional X-ray has also been highly used as a follow up method of the patients with medium and severe clinical pictures, which allows for an easier therapy approach besides the radiological and clinical evaluation of the disease. Pathogenesis of these shadings is a key factor in the presentation, analysis and interpretation of the radiological findings. Keywords: conventional X-ray, COVID 19, SARS-Co V-2, Fleishner Society glossar

Demographic characteristics of COVID-19 patients followed by x-ray in the general hospital in Kochani in the period between 09.2020 - 09.2022

In March 2020, The World Health Organization - WHO declared COVID 19 pandemics (Coronavirus disease 2019) caused by the virus SARS-CoV-2 (Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome Coronavirus 2). WHO declared the end of the pandemics on May 5, 2023 with a total of 765 222 932 infected people in the whole world and almost 7 million deaths. In PHI General Hospital with Extended Activity - Kochani, as one of the COVID-19 centers, the patients from the east of the country (Kochani, Vinica, M. Kamenica, Delchevo, Berovo, Pehchevo, Zrnovci and the municipality of Chesinovo-Obleshevo) were followed roentgenologically. The pathogenesis of SARS-CoV-2 on the lung parenchyma is the main factor in the roentgenological presentation of the disease. The main goal of the research is the analysis of comparison of the demographic characteristics of COVID-19 patients and those of patients with other lung diseases which were also followed in the hospital in Kochani. Subject: retrospective-prospective study of roentgenograms (taken in the hospital) of lungs in one projection divided in three groups (group A, group B and control group O). Methods: statistical analysis of the demographic data of COVID-19 patients and patients with non-COVID-19 lung diseases in the hospital in Kochani. The number of people infected with COVID-19 is higher in the urban environment, also there is a difference in the male-female percentage among the A, B and O group and in all three groups in which the research was conducted it was noticed that the highest number of infected people is of the age group between 60-70 years old. Key words: COVID-19, roentgenogram, statistical demographic analysis