Case report

https://doi.org/10.20471/acc.2021.60.04.26

Patient Clinical Condition in Relation to Hypoxemia and Chest X-Ray Changes in Novel CoV-19 Pneumonia: a Case Report

Mirza Kovačević orcid.org/0000-0002-3492-4100 ; Department of Anesthesiology and Intensive Care Unit, Zenica Cantonal Hospital, Zenica, Bosnia and Herzegovina

Abstract

Persistent changes on chest x-ray and hypoxemia in arterial blood gas analyses
have been described in several cases in novel CoV-19 virus (nCoV-19) patients. These changes are
usually not expressed to a large extent. Our goal was not only to present a patient with comorbidities
in whom residual pulmonary infiltrates remained with consequent hypoxemia after extubation, but
also to show that these changes do not always correlate with the clinical condition. In summary, despite
chest x-ray changes and hypoxemia, with appropriate respiratory physiotherapy, the patient had
a satisfactory clinical status.

Keywords

COVID-19; Clinical status; Chest x-ray; Hypoxemia

Hrčak ID:

275554

URI

https://hrcak.srce.hr/275554

Publication date:

1.12.2021.

Article data in other languages: croatian

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