The Drug-Induced Respiratory Disease Website

Methamphetamine

Multiple organ dysfunction/failure (MODS/MOF)

Baalachandran R, Hypes C, Natt B, Snyder L

Pipe dreams: concealed methamphetamine causing severe toxicity.

The American journal of the medical sciences 2015 Jun;349;548-9 — 2015 Jun — 548-9

Diagnosing DIRD

Drug and radiation history

Drug singularity - Correct identification of the drug

Consistent timing of exposure v. onset of symptoms

Clinical, imaging, BAL, pathological pattern consistent with the specific drug

Careful exlusion of another cause

Remission of symptoms with removal of drug

Recurrence with rechallenge (rarely advisable)

Causality assessment

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