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Philippe Camus, M.D.
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07/02/2014
II - Pulmonary edema - Acute lung injury - ARDS
II.b
ARDS - Acute lung injury
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III - Pulmonary/alveolar./airway hemorrhage/bleeding
III.a
Alveolar hemorrhage (AH), diffuse AH (DAH)
1
IV - Airway involvement
IV.a
Bronchospasm - Wheezing - Asthma
1
VIII - Central-large-upper airway (incl. pharyngeal-nasal) involvement
VIII.w
Uvulitis, uvular edema
1
XVII - Infections & related conditions
XVII.a
Respiratory tract infection incl. pneumonia
1
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Diagnosing DIRD
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Drug and radiation history
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Drug singularity - Correct identification of the drug
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Consistent timing of exposure v. onset of symptoms
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Clinical, imaging, BAL, pathological pattern consistent with the specific drug
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Careful exlusion of another cause
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Remission of symptoms with removal of drug
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Recurrence with rechallenge (rarely advisable)
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