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Ayahuasca

Respiratory arrest - Apnea

See also under IXd, IXa, IXd, IXs, XIIm. Review of causal agents on PMID 30553870

Heise CW, Brooks DE

Ayahuasca Exposure: Descriptive Analysis of Calls to US Poison Control Centers from 2005 to 2015.

Journal of medical toxicology : official journal of the American College of Medical Toxicology 2017 09;13;245-248 — 2017 09 — 245-248

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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