Treatment of acute vaping related pulmonary injury & failure is discussed by pulmonologist & critical care specialist Dr. Seheult of This video includes: 0:04 Symptoms and possible diagnosis of pulmonary illness related to vaping / E-cigarette use.
0:46 The difference between probable and confirmed cases of vape related illness amidst the outbreak of severe pulmonary disease linked with e-cigarettes.
0:49 Attempting to rule out a pulmonary infection with laboratory data.
1:30 Leukocytosis / WBC elevation may complicate the clinical picture of acute vaping disease.
2:42 Treatment for acute respiratory illness related to vaping / electronic cigarette use.
2:49 The problem of currently no randomized controlled trials or official guidelines for acute lung disease from vaping.
3:47 The role of mechanical ventilation in e-cigarette related respiratory failure.
4:50 The consideration to use high dose steroids in treating patients with confirmed vaping-induced lung injury.
5:58 Considerations with antibiotic use with vaping associated pulmonary injury (VAPI).
Links to articles from the New England Journal of Medicine referenced in this video:
Pulmonary Illness Related to E-Cigarette Use in Illinois and Wisconsin — Preliminary Report:
Please see the first video that Dr. Seheult recorded about the symptoms (including CXR) of vaping:
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