Yu dɔn notis aw yɔŋ pipul dɛn tide dɔn bi pɔpul ‘vaping’—fɔ yuz ilɛktronik tin fɔ blo vapour? Bɔku pipul dɛn biliv se na ɔda tin we nɔ bad pas tradishɔnal sigrɛt. Bɔt yu no se naw, dɔktɔ dɛn de wɔri bɔt wan nyu ɛn denja injury na in lɔng we gɛt fɔ du wit dis abit? Dɛn kɔl am EVALI . Lɛ wi brok dɔŋ wetin dis kɔndishɔn rili bi insay simpul, klia wɔd dɛn.
Wetin na EVALI?
Fɔ tɔk am simpul wan, EVALI na shɔt wɔd fɔ ‘E-sigarɛt, ɔ vaping, prodakt yus-asɔsiet lɔng injuri.’ In essential, i de rifer to di lung damej we gɛt dairekt link to di yus fɔ ilɛktronik sigrɛt ɔ vaping prodak. Dis kכndyushכn de mek yu inflameshn bad bad wan εn di tisu dεm we de insay yu lכng dεm de pwεl.
Di ilɛktronik tin we yu de yuz fɔ vayp de wok bay we yu de ɔt wata we gɛt nikotin ɛn difrɛn tin dɛn we de mek yu gɛt flawa . di maykroskopik patikyula dεm we de insay dεn vapour dεm ya na di praymar kulprit dεm bihayn dis lכng injuri. Notis, EVALI kin divεlכp pan pipul dεm ivin if dεn nכ vap fכ 90 dez bifo dεn simptom dεm sho.
EVALI kin prɛzɛnt as akyu kɔndishɔn we kin apin wantɛm wantɛm, ɔ i kin divɛlɔp smɔl smɔl as tɛm de go as di sayn dɛn de wɔs smɔl smɔl. If i siriɔs, dis sik kin mek pɔsin in layf de pan denja .
Aw siriɔs EVALI de?
Dis na wan sik we rili siriɔs . Ripɔt frɔm Amɛrika sho se 90% pan di pipul dɛn we dɛn no se gɛt EVALI bin nid fɔ go na ɔspitul. Bay di biginin fɔ 2020, na lɛk 3,000 pipul dɛn we bin de na ɔspitul ɛn lɛk 70 pipul dɛn bin day bikɔs ɔf dis sik. I rili impɔtant fɔ ɔndastand aw dis bad bad tin kin apin to pɔsin we gɛt wɛlbɔdi.
Yu tink se dis na prɔblɛm we go de fɔ lɔng tɛm?
EVALI na nyu tin we dɛn dɔn no bɔt, wit di fɔs kes dɛm we dɛn ripɔt na di US insay 2019. Bikɔs ɔf dis, di mɛdikal masta sabi pipul dɛm ɛn di wan dɛm we de du risach stil nɔ shɔ bɔt di lɔng tɛm ifɛkt ɔ di wɛlbɔdi we go apin to di sik pipul dɛm. In ɔda wɔd, wi nɔr ɔndastand gud gud wan yet wetin lɔng tɛm wɛl bɔdi prɔblɛm kin kam afta dɛn dɔn no bɔt EVALI.
Wetin na di sayn dɛm fɔ EVALI?
Lɛ wi luk di sayn dɛm wae gɛt fɔ du wit EVALI. If yu gɛt ɛni wan pan dɛn tin ya, mɔ if yu na vap, i rili impɔtant fɔ mek yu go to dɔktɔ wantɛm wantɛm.
- Chɛst pen: Bɔrku tɛm dɛn kin fil am lɛk se yu de tayt ɔr de stɔp yu.
- Kɔf: Dis kin bi dray kɔf ɔ wan we de mek blɔd.
- Fɔ blo shɔt (dyspnea): Yu kin fil lɛk se yu nɔ de blo ivin we yu de rɛst, nɔto jɔs we yu de tray tranga wan.
- Hat bit kwik kwik wan ( tachycardia ): Na filin we yu de fil we yu at de bit kwik kwik wan ɔ we de bit yu we nɔ kɔmɔn.
- Pɔsin we de fil pen na di bɛlɛ .
- Nɔs ɛn vɔmit .
- Rɔnbɛlɛ .
- Fiva .
- Chil (we fiba di sayn dɛm fɔ kol).
- Fɔ lɔs yu wet we yu nɔ ɛksplen: If yu de lɔs yu wet we yu nɔ chenj yu it ɔ ɛksesaiz, dis na impɔtant wɔnin sayn.
Mɛmba se, if i siriɔs, EVALI kin mek pɔsin day . Nɔ ignore dɛn wɔnin sayn dɛn ya.
Wetin kin mek pɔsin gɛt EVALI?
Di men tin we kin mek i apin na we dɛn de yuz i-sigrɛt ɛn we dɛn de yuz vayp. pan tap we risecharch dεm stil de stכdi us spεsifi k kεmikכl dεm na e-likwid dεm de mek dis inflameshn , strכng link de f כ Vitamin E asetεt .
Vitamin E acetate na wan sεntetik fכm fכ Vitamin E. Sכm manifakta dεm de ad am to e-likwid dεm we gεt THC (di saykoaktiv kεmikכl insay kanaba). Pan ɔl we di Vitamin E asɛtat kin jɔs sef we yu it ɔ yuz am na krim we yu kin put pan yu bɔdi, if yu inhal am lɛk vapour we dɔn wam, dat kin mek yu lɔng tisu pwɛl bad bad wan.
Yu tink se dɛn kin mɛn EVALI?
Wae dεn stil de stכdi di lכng tεm prכgnosis, di pruf dεm we de naw sho se if yu stכp fכ vap kwik kwik wan εn go fכ mεdikal kεriכn kwik kwik wan, dεn kin mεnεj di lכng damej frכm EVALI εn impruv am. Fɔ tek akshɔn kwik kwik wan impɔtant fɔ mek yu wɛl.
Udat de pan denja fɔ EVALI pas ɔlman?
Enibodi we vape de pan risk fo EVALI. Bɔt sɔm pipul dɛn kin gɛt bɔku prɔblɛm fɔ gɛt wan sik we kin rili bad ɛn dɛn kin nid fɔ go na ɔspitul, lɛk:
- Pipul dɛn we nɔ rich 35 ia yet , as dɛn kin si am bɔku tɛm pan yɔŋ pipul dɛn.
- Di wan dɛn we de vap prɔdak dɛn we gɛt THC.
- Yuza dɛn we kin gɛt vaping likwid frɔm infɔmal ɔ illicit sɔs (lɛk ɔnlayn makit ɔ padi dɛn). Dɛn prɔdak ya kin gɛt tin dɛn we dɛn nɔ no ɛn we kin ambɔg dɛn.
Aw dɛn kin no if pɔsin gɛt EVALI?
Fɔ no EVALI kin tranga bikɔs in simptom dɛn kin ɔvalap wit bɔku ɔda lɔŋ kɔndishɔn dɛn lɛk asma ɛn nyumonia. Dɔktɔ go chɛk yu kɔmplit mɛdikal istri ɛn du yu bɔdi ɛgzam , we inklud fɔ yuz stetɔskɔp fɔ lisin to yu lɔng (auscultation). Dɛn kin aks yu patikyula kwɛstyɔn dɛn bak, lɛk:
- Us sayn dɛm wae yu de gɛt?
- Yu de vape?
- Yu don vaped insaid di las tri mun?
- Yu de vap nikotin, THC, ɔ ɔl tu?
- Usay yu gɛt yu e-likwid (famasi, padi, ɔnlayn)?
Fɔ gi yu kɔrɛkt ɛn ɔnɛs infɔmeshɔn rili impɔtant, bikɔs i de mek yu dɔktɔ ebul fɔ no di rayt tin fɔ no if yu gɛt di sik. Dɛn kin nid fɔ du ɔda tɛst fɔ no if pɔsin gɛt di sik.
Us tɛst dɛn kin yuz fɔ no EVALI?
Fɔ kɔnfirm se yu gɛt EVALI, yu dɔktɔ kin ɔda fɔ du dɛn tɛst ya:
- Fɔ chɛk di ɔksijɛn lɛvɛl na yu blɔd : Dis tɛst de sho ɔmɔs ɔksijɛn de na yu blɔd. Di ɔksijɛn we smɔl kin sho se di lɔng dɛn dɔn pwɛl. dis kin bi bay we yu de du bכdi tεst כ wan sכmכl tin we nכ de mek yu fil pen we dεn klip na yu finga we dεn kכl pulse oximetry.
- Imej tɛst: Dɛn tin ya na simpul tin dɛn we nɔ de mek pɔsin fil pen ɛn we de mek dɔktɔ dɛn ebul fɔ si di prɔblɛm dɛn we di lɔng dɛn dɔn pwɛl. Yu kin du ɛkstrem rayt na yu chɛst ɔ CT skan.
- Pulmonary function tests (PFTs): Dɛn tɛst ya de chɛk aw yu lɔng dɛn de wok fayn fayn wan. Dɛn kin mɛzhɔ aw dip yu kin blo ɛn aw yu kin fos fɔ blo.
Aw dɛn kin trit EVALI?
Bikɔs di EVALI simptom dɛn tan lɛk di wan dɛn we de sho se yu gɛt lɔng infɛkshɔn, yu dɔktɔ kin gi yu antibayɔtik ɔ antivayral fɔs fɔ mek yu nɔ gɛt infekshɔn. Bifo dis, yu tritmɛnt plan na Nirogi Lanka kin inklud:
- Kɔtikosterɔyd: Dɛn kin yuz dɛn mɛrɛsin ya fɔ ridyus di inflamɛns (swɛlin) insay di lɔng dɛn. Dɛn kin gi dɛn tru inhala ɔ as vapour tru nebulizer.
- Ɔksijɛn tɛrapi: Dis kin gi ɔda ɔksijɛn, we dɛn kin gi am tru wan kanula na yu nos—na smɔl tiub we kin chenj we dɛn kin put na yu nos we kin kɔnɛkt to ɔksijɛn sɔs.
- Mɛkanikal ventileshɔn: If yu gɛt siriɔs EVALI, yu kin nid ventilatɔ fɔ ɛp yu fɔ blo, ilɛksɛf na sɔm pat ɔ ful wan.
Aw kwik a go fil fayn afta a dɔn bigin fɔ trit mi?
Bɔrku pipul kin bigin fɔ fil fayn insay sɔm dez wae dɛn bigin fɔ trit EVALI. Bɔt fɔ go bak to yu nɔmal tin dɛn we yu kin du ɛvride kin tek sɔm tɛm. Yu dɔktɔ go gi yu wan pɔrsin in yon tɛmlayn fɔ wɛl.
Wetin a fɔ ɛkspɛkt if a gɛt EVALI?
Bikɔs EVALI na nyu sik, dɛn stil de stɔdi di prɔblɛm dɛn we kin apin fɔ lɔng tɛm. Sɔm pipul dɛn kin gɛt dis sik bak ivin afta dɛn dɔn dɔn di tritmɛnt. So, fɔ atɛnd yu fɔlɔp apɔntinmɛnt dɛn rili impɔtant. Yu dɔktɔ kin sɛn yu to dɔktɔ we de mɛn yu pulmonɔn—na spɛshal dɔktɔ we de pe atɛnshɔn fɔ no ɛn trit sik dɛn we gɛt fɔ du wit yu lɔng ɛn di we aw yu de blo.
Yu tink se dɛn kin ebul fɔ stɔp EVALI?
Yɛs, fɔ tru! Di we we go wok fayn fɔ mek yu nɔ gɛt EVALI na fɔ avɔyd ɔl di vaping prodak dɛm , mɔ di wan dɛm we gɛt THC ɔ Vitamin E acetate. If yu de du vape, na fɔ bay prɔdak frɔm laysens, reputable ritayla dɛn nɔmɔ. Nɔ yuz prɔdak dɛn we nɔ gɛt lɔ we dɛn nɔ no usay dɛn kɔmɔt ɔ we dɛn mek am.
Aw a fɔ tek kia ɔf misɛf if a gɛt EVALI?
If dɛn no se yu gɛt EVALI, yu wɛlbɔdi tim na Nirogi Lanka go mek wan tritmɛnt plan we dɛn mek fɔ yu. I rili impɔtant fɔ mek yu tek ɔl di mɛrɛsin dɛn we dɛn tɛl yu fɔ tek jɔs lɛk aw dɛn tɛl yu fɔ tek.
Dɔn bak, yu dɔktɔ kin ɛp yu fɔ lɛf fɔ yuz vaping . Bɔku strateji dɛn we dɛn kin yuz fɔ lɛf fɔ smok kin rili wok bak fɔ vaping. Aks yu dɔktɔ bɔt sɔpɔt program dɛn we de fɔ ɛp yu fɔ lɛf fɔ smok.
Ustɛm a fɔ go to dɔktɔ?
If yu de vap ɛn gɛt sɔm sayn dɛn fɔ EVALI—lɛk we yu de fil pen na yu chɛst, yu nɔ de blo fayn, ɔ yu de kɔf ɔltɛm —go to dɔktɔ wantɛm wantɛm . If di sik kam bak afta yu dɔn trit yu, kɔntak yu prɔvayda wantɛm wantɛm. Kɔntinyu fɔ atɛnd ɔl di fɔlɔp apɔntinmɛnt dɛn fɔ wach aw yu lɔng de wok ɛn di ɔksijɛn lɛvɛl na yu blɔd.
Ustɛm a fɔ go na di Imejɛnsi Rum (ER)?
If yu fil se yu de strɛs fɔ blo ɔ yu de gɛt siriɔs chɛst tayt, kɔl 911 (ɔ yu lokal imejensi savis nɔmba) wantɛm wantɛm, ɔ go na di ɔspitul imejensi dipatmɛnt we de nia yu. Nɔ delay fɔ go fɛn di say we dɛn de kia fɔ yu kwik kwik wan.
Us kwɛstyɔn dɛn a fɔ aks mi dɔktɔ?
We yu go to yu dɔktɔ, tink bɔt fɔ aks dɛn kwɛstyɔn ya:
- Aw dɛn bin kɔnfyus mi EVALI diagnosis?
- Ɛnitin dɔn pwɛl mi lɔng dɛn fɔ ɔltɛm?
- Aw kwik a go tink se a go wɛl?
- Wetin a fɔ du if mi sik kam bak?
- Aw ɔltɛm a go nid fɔ fala-ap apɔntinmɛnt?
- Yu kin rεkomεnd wan program fɔ lɛf fɔ smok ɔ vaping ɔr fɔ sɔpɔt grup?
Aw a go no if vaping de afɛkt mi lɔng?
If yu vayp ɛn notis sɔm sayn dɛm we yu de blo lɛk fɔ kɔf, swɛt, ɔr yu chɛst pen, yu lɔng dɛn kin afɛkt. If yu gɛt prɛ-ɛgzistin kɔndishɔn lɛk asma, vaping kin mek yu sik dɛn bad bad wan.
Aw lɔŋ i kin tek fɔ mek vaping impak di lɔng dɛn?
Sɔm stɔdi dɛn dɔn sho se di lɔng injury kin bigin afta lɛk tri dez we dɛn dɔn vap . Ivin if yu de vap wan wan tɛm nɔmɔ, di risk kin stil bɔku.
Mɛsej we dɛn kin kɛr go na os
EVALI na siriɔs sik we kin mek di lɔng tisu inflamɛns. If yu de vap—ivin nɔto ɔltɛm—ɛn yu gɛt sayn dɛn fɔ EVALI, go to dɔktɔ ɔ go na di imejensi rum wantɛm wantɛm . Bɔrku pan di sik pipul dɛm kin bigin fɔ fil fayn fayn wan insay sɔm dez wae dɛn bigin fɔ trit dɛn.
Di mɛsej we impɔtant pas ɔl na: if yu nɔ de vap, nɔ bigin. If yu dɔn ɔlrɛdi vayp, wɛlbɔdi biznɛs pipul dɛn de na Nirogi Lanka we rɛdi fɔ sɔpɔt yu fɔ lɛf fɔ vayp. Nɔ shem fɔ aks fɔ ɛp. Yu lɔng wɛlbɔdi rili impɔtant.
