Core Em Podcast

An overview of Vaping Associated Lung Injury (VALI) Hosts: Audrey Bree Tse, MD Larissa Laskowski, DO Brian Gilberti, MD https://media.blubrry.com/coreem/content.blubrry.com/coreem/Vaping_Associated_Lung_Injury.mp3 Download 2 Comments Tags: Pulmonary, Toxicology Show Notes Why this matters As of Oct 15, vaping has been associated with acute lung injury in over 1400 people 33 deaths have been confirmed in 24 states 70+% of those with VALI are young men A large number of patients are requiring ICU/ intubation/ ECMO 4 main ingredients in solvent +/- Flavor additives +/- Nicotine or THC (Tetrahydrocannabinol) Propylene Glycol (PG) Vegetable Glycerin (VG) CDC definition of VALI (Vaping Associated Lung Injury) Using an e-cigarette (“vaping”) or dabbing* in 90 days