Vaping-Related Lung InjuriesResembleChemical Burns The airways and lungs of some patients with avaping-related illness appeared damaged in ways similar to those exposed to chemical spills or harmful gases, researchers reported Wednesday. The study did not provide any clues as to the kind of chemicals that might be causing the condition, but the authors said signs of damage were consistent.“(1)_____ all these appeared to represent was some sort oftoxicchemical fume injury, or chemical burn if you will,” said Dr. Brandon Larsen, apathologistat Mayo Clinic Arizona and senior author of the paper, which (2)__________ (publish) in the New England Journal of Medicine. The report—based on biopsies—did not find any evidence to back some earlier suggestions (3)______ lipids, or fats, inhaled through vaping (4) ______ be a possible contributor to the condition. The findings could offer a potential new approach (5)_______ identifying new cases.“We wanted to understand thespectrumof changes that can be seen (6) ________ we can help provide diagnostic criteria for pathologists in the laboratory (7) ______ are seeing these biopsies and for clinicians who are sending biopsies to the lab,” Larsen said.Health officials have said that many people (8) _______ (suffer) from the condition have been vaping cartridges acquired from informal sources like dealers or friends. It’s possible that a contaminant or additive could be theculprit, though experts are still not certain that’s the case.More than 800 confirmed and probable cases of the injury have occurred in the United States, according to federal >For the new report, Larsen and colleagues examined biopsies from 17 patients suspected of having or confirmed to have vaping-associated lung injury, two of (9) _____ died from the condition. About 70% of the patients said they had vaped marijuana, (10) ______ (echo) survey data released last week by health authorities that found 87% of a group of patients had vaped THC products.词汇拓展：1. resemble vt. 与……类似2.vaping n.电子烟，吸雾3.toxic adj.有毒的4. pathologist n.病理学家5. spectrum n.光谱；声谱；范围，幅度6. culprit n.肇事者（后台回复1005，获取答案）
