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I - Cardiac arrhythmia(s)/dysrhythmia(s) (AF, VT, VF, TdP) - QTc prolongation)

I.a

Cardiac arrhythmias or dysrhythmias (AF, VT, VF, TdP)

2

Evidence level

possible

I.g

QTc prolongation

1

Evidence level

low

I.i

Torsades de pointe

1

Evidence level

low

I.n

Respiratory arrest - Apnea

2

Evidence level

possible

II - Myocardial dysfunction - Heart failure

II.b

Right ventricular dysfunction/failure

1

Evidence level

low

VI - Cardiomyopathy

VI.c

Takotsubo (stress) cardiomyopathy

1

Evidence level

low

X - Pulmonary edema

X.b

Pulmonary edema, noncardiogenic (NCPE)

2

Evidence level

possible

XI - Pulmonary vasculopathies

XI.a

Pulmonary arterial hypertension

1

Evidence level

low

XIII - Thrombosis - Embolism

XIII.k

Foreign body pulmonary vasculopathy (Excipient lung disease)

1

Evidence level

low

XXII - Acute respiratory/cardiorespiratory failure

XXII.b

Acute lung injury - ARDS

1

Evidence level

low

XXII.e

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

3

Evidence level

probable

XXII.f

Rigid chest syndrome - Chest wall rigidity - Stiff/wooden chest

1

Evidence level

low

XXXV - Disordered breathing during sleep

XXXV.b

Disordered breathing pattern - Cheynes-Stokes respiration

1

Evidence level

low

XXXVIII - Miscellaneous - Varia

XXXVIII.d

Death following exposure or poisoning

2

Evidence level

possible

XXXVIII.h

Hypoxemia, low oxygen saturation (may occur in isolation)

2

Evidence level

possible