If the patient with covid-19 takes a turn for the worse with new fevers, respiratory deterioration and imaging on x-ray or ct scan, a pneumonia or another complication should be suspected. While covid-19 test kits have been in limited supply, new studies from china suggest chest radiographs (x-rays) and chest computed tomography (ct) scans can help diagnose the disease. both can reveal abnormalities indicative of lung disease, including covid-19. This was usually done with a ct scan or chest x-ray. while patients with covid-19 can show an abnormality on either a chest x-ray or ct scan, many other lung problems can look very similar. additionally, the absence of an abnormality on either a chest x-ray or ct scan does not necessarily exclude covid-19. March 6, 2020 — while covid-19, previously known as the novel coronavirus, was first reported in china, it was recently declared a global health emergency by the world health organization. because most cases have been in china, clinicians ...