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Vaping-associated pulmonary injury (VAPI), [4] also known as vaping-associated lung injury (VALI) [1] or e-cigarette, or vaping, product use associated lung injury (E/VALI), [2] [a] is an umbrella term, [15] [16] used to describe lung diseases associated with the use of vaping products that can be severe and life-threatening. [3]
Whether long-term vaping can raise the chance for malignancy in individuals with a susceptibility for tumor growth is unknown. [202] The effects of nicotine on the sympathoadrenal system could stimulate the advancement of cancer in people who have cancer. [203] Nicotine has been shown to induce DNA damage in the Escherichia colipol A+/pol− ...
Costochondritis, also known as chest wall pain syndrome or costosternal syndrome, is a benign inflammation of the upper costochondral (rib to cartilage) and sternocostal (cartilage to sternum) joints. 90% of patients are affected in multiple ribs on a single side, typically at the 2nd to 5th ribs. [1]
Dr. John E. Parker was working at a West Virginia hospital in 2015 when a 31-year-old female patient was admitted with acute respiratory problems.
According to the study, 75 percent of flavored e-cigarettes and their refill liquids were found to contain Diacetyl, "a flavoring chemical linked to cases of severe respiratory disease" such as ...
Other causes Costochondritis. Costochondritis is an inflammation of the cartilage that connects a rib to the breastbone, the Mayo Clinic explains. It usually impacts the upper ribs on the left ...
Evidence does not suggest an infectious disease is the cause of the severe pulmonary disease. [2] Antibiotic therapy alone has not consistently been associated with clinical improvement. [2] A handful of individuals have been re-admitted for clinical care after discharge for lung injury. [24]
Middle and high school students are being exposed to second-hand fumes from vaping. What harm does second-hand fumes from vaping cause to young lungs? Medical experts want to know [Video]