Critical Illness Due to Covid-19: A Description of the Surge in a Single Center in Sioux Falls.

Background: We aim to describe the basic demographics, clinical course and outcomes of critically ill patients with Covid-19 admitted to Avera McKennan Hospital and University Health Center Intensive Care Unit (ICU) between March 20 and May 4, 2020.

Methods: In this single centered, retrospective, observational study, we enrolled 37 critically ill adults with COVID-19 pneumonia admitted to the (ICU) between March 20 and May 4, 2020. Demographic data, admitting symptoms, laboratory values, co-morbidities, treatments and clinical outcomes were collected.

Vaping Induced Lung Injury: A Case Report.

Vaping has recently gained popularity among teenagers and young adults, well beyond its scope as an alterna- tive to cigarette smoking. A perceived favorable safety profile may have stemmed from the fact that vaping is being evaluated as a smoking cessation tool. We present a case of a young adult non-smoker who was exposed to commercially available vaping, and socially available cannabinoid by vaporizer, one to two weeks prior to developing respiratory and constitutional symptoms.