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Vaping Epidemic

Read and view the following items addressing this situation.

Across California, there have been 57 cases of acute lung disease among people with a recent history of vaping since late June, according to state health officials. Sacramento County is not immune 44 of those patients are local.

“Some people have been hospitalized in ICU intubated and on ventilators, ultimately, treated with steroids,”

Three more deaths and at least 450 illnesses linked to vaping nationwide links to an external site.

2019_Aug_24_Vaping illness_ Acute respiratory failure nearly killed Alexander Mitchell and doctors blame e-cigarettes – The Washington Post.pdf (cancergoldstandard.org)

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Why Doctors Believe Vaping Landed 17-Year-Old In ICULinks to an external site.

Utah Teen Will ‘Never Touch a Vape Again’ After Nearly Dying of Severe Lung IllnessLinks to an external site.

Vaping for the first time can damage blood vesselsLinks to an external site.

Discussion Review Directions:

Be sure to list and define each medical term listed. Then answer the following questions.

Medical Terms to Define

Aspirate

Bronchoscopy

Extracorporeal Membrane Oxygenation

Eosinophilic Pneumonia

Endotracheal Intubation

High-Frequency Oscillation Ventilation

Lipid-Laden Macrophages

Lipoid Pneumonia

Mechanical Ventilation

Obliterative Bronchiolitis

Vape or Vaping

Discussion Questions:

Vaping has been on the landscape for more than a decade. What has changed? Why are these illnesses just now showing up?
How would you explain the course of action the health professionals are taking to treat the illness experienced by one of the individuals above?
So, does the information given in the articles diminish vaping? Why or why not?
Reading the quote from Scott Aberegg, are they listening hard enough? Why

Scott Aberegg, a pulmonologist at the University of Utah Hospital, said there’s an old saying among doctors who can’t figure out what’s going on with a patient.

“It’s either a new disease, or you’re not listening hard enough,” he said.

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