Table 2 Diseases and conditions that require differentiation from ARDS
From: Guideline-based management of acute respiratory failure and acute respiratory distress syndrome
1. Hydrostatic pulmonary edema |
2. Pneumonia: bacterial, viral, Pneumocystis, fungal, tuberculous, etc. |
3. Diffuse alveolar hemorrhage (DAH), pulmonary capillaritis |
4. Acute eosinophilic pneumonia (AEP) |
5. Cryptogenic organizing pneumonia (COP) |
6. Acute exacerbation of chronic interstitial pneumonia (IP)/idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis (IPF) |
7. Acute interstitial pneumonia (AIP) |
8. Hypersensitivity pneumonitis (HP) |
9. Alveolar proteinosis |
10 Malignant tumors (lymphoma, metastatic cancer), lymphangitis carcinomatosa |
11. Drug-induced lung injury |
12. Other noncardiogenic causes of pulmonary edema: re-expansion, neurogenic, high altitude, negative pressure, etc. |