state Texas county Lubbock covid-19 doctor patient state Texas county Lubbock

Doctor shares shocking image of Covid-19 patient's lung 'worse than any smokers'

Reading now: 882
www.mirror.co.uk

A trauma surgeon has said post-Covid lungs are more damaged than the worst smoker's lungs she has come across. Brittany Bankhead-Kendall shared a scan of three sets of lungs side-by-side.

Compared to a healthy lung - which shows little damage in the scan - a smoker's lung appears to have a light cloudy film. The x-ray of the Covid lung is much darker white, indicating heavy scarring.

Dr Bankhead-Kendall, an assistant professor of surgery with Texas Tech University, in Lubbock, tweeted: "Post-COVID lungs look worse than any type of terrible smoker's lung we've ever seen. "And they collapse.

And they clot off. And the shortness of breath lingers on... & on... & on." The doctor warned that such scarring would be a big issue for many who

Read more on mirror.co.uk
The website covid-19.rehab is an aggregator of news from open sources. The source is indicated at the beginning and at the end of the announcement. You can send a complaint on the news if you find it unreliable.

Related News

DMCA