Question

A 37-year-old presented to the hospital with 3 days’ duration of increasing shortness of breath, subjective fevers, headache, dry cough, pleuritic chest pain, chest tightness, nausea, and vomiting. The patient denied any sick contacts and reported quitting cigarette smoking 4 years previously with an approximately 20-year-pack history. The patient reported currently vaping nicotine daily, along with occasional cocaine and marijuana use, reportedly last using intranasal cocaine 2 nights prior to presentation. The patient reported using a vaping device with nicotine juice, had last changed the heating coil about 1 week prior to presentation, and reported vaping about 3 pods a day. The patient was dyspneic, agitated, and had mild diffuse crackles on lung exam.”

This particular patient was diagnosed with EVALI. This patient was eventually discharged but will continue to have life long respiratory issues. All due to the fact that the patient participated in vaping and continued to expose themselves to the dangerous chemicals associated with vaping and e-cigarettes.

1. I HAVE A GROUP PRESENTATION TOMORROW CAN YOU GUYS SUMMARIZE THIS SCENARIO FOR ME PLEASE.

Answer 1

A 37 year old patient came to the hospital with complaints of shortness of breath , chest tightness , pleuritic chest pain , cough , fever nausea and vomiting .

Be had no history of smoking since last four year.

Has a present history of using vaping nicotine along with cocaine / marjuana 2nights before presentation of the symptoms .

The diagnosis is EVALI and the cause behind it is the use of vaping nicotine which exposed him to dangerous chemicals .

He is discharged after the management of symptoms but would have respiratory issues for his lifetime