Evaluation of different biochemical factors in patients with coronavirus in Imam Khomeini Hospital, Selseleh, Lorestan Province

Abstract

Coronaviruses, scientifically known as Coronaviruses, are a large family of viruses and subtypes of coronaviruses that range from the common cold virus to the cause of more serious illnesses such as SARS, Mers, and Covid. Symptoms of a new coronavirus that causes COVID-19 usually begin a few days after a person becomes infected with the virus. But in some people, the symptoms may appear a little later. According to statistics and research, symptoms can include fever (in 43.8% of people at admission and 88.7% in hospitalized), dry cough and shortness of breath. In addition to these clinical symptoms, after exposure to the virus, a series of blood factors change, and the measurement of these factors helps to treat and prevent the progression of the disease. The aim of this study was to investigate the changes in various blood factors in coronary patients admitted to Imam Khomeini Hospital in Selseleh, Lorestan province from Feb 20, 2020 to April 3, 2020. In this study, biochemical tests of 50 coronary patients, including 30 males and 20 females ranging in age from 30 to 90 years, were performed. Factors examined included WBC, RBC, hemoglobin, platelets, lymphocytes, ESR, CRP, LDH, and CKMB. The results showed that among the mentioned factors, the amount of lymphocytes in all patients decreased compared to normal range and the amount of ESR, CRP, CKMB and LDH factors increased compared to normal range.