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Respiratory distress or failure, not otherwise specified

Respiratory failure from ventilatory depression (of neuromuscular cause or causes)

Thermal (burns, frostbite), chemical or caustic injury (face, buccal mucosa, pharynx, upper airway)

Esophageal pathology (erosion, ulcer, tear, rupture, fistula, Boerhaave’s syndrome)

Upper airway obstruction other than angioedema or hematoma

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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