Blog 8 - Are E-cigarettes a threat?

by Ketaki Hardikar

T.Y.B.Sc Department of Biotechnology DES Fergusson College, Pune. For BTH3507

Blog Category: Case Study Analysis

To know more about electronic cigarettes and its types refer to this guide: https://www.cdc.gov/tobacco/basic_information/e-cigarettes/pdfs/ecigarette-or-vaping-products-visual-dictionary-508.pdf

Watch this video on EVALI’s diagnosis and treatment to know how the course of diagnosis is followed and which treatment is administered: https://youtu.be/7TO7Cfi_o38

Checkout this site for latest information on outbreak of EVALI:

https://www.cdc.gov/tobacco/basic_information/e-cigarettes/severe-lung-disease.html

Quick Facts on the Risks of E-cigarettes for Kids, Teens, and Young Adults: https://www.cdc.gov/tobacco/basic_information/e-cigarettes/Quick-Facts-on-the-Risks-of-E-cigarettes-for-Kids-Teens-and-Young-Adults.html

You may also want to view these articles for more information:

1. https://www.lung.org/getmedia/e5325d10-11fa-4b17-aaed-312e135b4100/impact-of-ecigarettes-on-lung.pdf.pdf

2. https://www.cdc.gov/tobacco/basic_information/e-cigarettes/about-e-cigarettes.html

To help quit smoking/vaping:

1. https://www.cdc.gov/tobacco/campaign/tips/quit-smoking/guide/index.html

2. https://truthinitiative.org/thisisquitting

3. https://www.smokefree.gov/

References:

1. Mohsin Sheraz Mughal, Denise Lauren V. Dalmacion, Hasan Mahmood Mirza, Ikwinder Preet Kaur, Maria Amanda Dela Cruz, Violet E. Kramer (2020), “Respiratory Medicine Case Reports E-cigarette or vaping product use associated lung injury , ( EVALI ) - A diagnosis of exclusion”, Respiratory Medicine Case Reports, Elsevier, 31

[DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.rmcr.2020.101174]

2. Fernando Alekos Ocampo-Gonzalez and Ji-Weon Park (2020), “Cytologic features of vaping-induced lung injury: A case report”, Diagnostic Cytopathology, 48(2), 174-176

[DOI: https://doi.org/10.1002/dc.24343]

3. Meagan Shinbashi and Bruce K. Rubin (2020), “Electronic cigarettes and e-cigarette/vaping product use associated lung injury (EVALI)”, Paediatric Respiratory Reviews, Elsevier

[DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.prrv.2020.06.003]

4. Dazhe James Cao, Kim Aldy, Stephanie Hsu, Molly McGetrick, Guido Verbeck, Imesha De Silva and Sing- yi Feng (2020), “Review of Health Consequences of Electronic Cigarettes and the Outbreak of Electronic Cigarette, or Vaping, Product Use-Associated Lung Injury”, Journal of Medical Toxicology, Springer, 16, 295–310

[DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/s13181-020-00772-w]

5. Seth Kligerman, Costa Raptis, Brandon Larsen, Travis S. Henry, Alessandra Caporale, Henry Tazelaar, Mark L. Schiebler, Felix W. Wehrli, Jeffrey S. Klein, Jeffrey Kanne (2020), “Radiologic, Pathologic, Clinical, and Physiologic Findings of Electronic Cigarette or Vaping Product Use–associated Lung Injury (EVALI): Evolving Knowledge and Remaining Questions”, Radiology, 294 (3), 657-663

[DOI: https://doi.org/10.1148/radiol.2020192585]

6. Sujith V. Cherian, Anupam Kumar, MD, Rosa M. Estrada-Y-Martin (2020), “E-Cigarette or Vaping Product-Associated Lung Injury: A Review”, The American Journal of Medicine, Elsevier, 133(6), 657-663

[DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.amjmed.2020.02.004]

7. Anshika Singh, Qiuxue Tan, Nicole M. Saccone, and David H. Lindner (2020), “A Case of Vaping TCH Oil Leading to Vaping Associated Pulmonary Injury: Our Approach to Its Diagnosis, Management, and Recommendations”, Case Reports in Pulmonology, vol. 2020, Article ID 6138083, 1-5 

[DOI: https://doi.org/10.1155/2020/6138083]

8. Tariq A. Bhat, Suresh G. Kalathil, Paul N. Bogner, Benjamin C. Blount, Maciej L. Goniewicz and Yasmin M. Thanavala (2020), “An Animal Model of Inhaled Vitamin E Acetate and EVALI-like Lung Injury”, The New England Journal of Medicine, 382(12), 1175-1177

[DOI: https://doi.org/10.1056/nejmc2000231]