General Health
Risks Associated with E-Cigarettes
In September, the first Indiana resident died from vaping-associated lung injury. This is one of 530 confirmed cases and eight deaths in the US of similar lung injury. This non-infectious, toxic pneumonitis can present as acute airway injury, alveolar edema, or respiratory failure. Pulmonary infiltrates are visible as opacities on chest x-rays and as glass shards on chest CT scans. Research by the FDA and CDC is ongoing to identify what induces this alarming injury.
October 1, 2019
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