Philippe Camus, M.D.
Dijon, France
X - Pulmonary edema
Last update 17/06/2026
(Fr: OAP de surcharge). Circulatory overload pulmonary edema occurs when the rate or amount of fluid infused is above what the circulatory system can accomodate. The variant after blood transfusion is named TACO for transfusion-associated circulatory overload.
I. Cardiac arrhythmia(s)/dysrhythmia(s) (AF, VT, VF, TdP) - QTc prolongation)
I.n Respiratory arrest - Apnea
VI. Cardiomyopathy
VI.a Cardiomyopathy (acute, subacute, chronic)
VI. Cardiomyopathy
VI.c Takotsubo (stress) cardiomyopathy
X. Pulmonary edema
X.a Pulmonary edema, cardiogenic
X. Pulmonary edema
X.b Pulmonary edema, noncardiogenic (NCPE)
X. Pulmonary edema
X.e Overload pulmonary edema (including posttransfusional (TACO))
XXXVIII. Miscellaneous - Varia
XXXVIII.m Metabolic acidosis (incl. lactic acidosis/-gap). May cause hyperpnea/dyspnea
X. Pulmonary edema
X.a Pulmonary edema, cardiogenic
X. Pulmonary edema
X.b Pulmonary edema, noncardiogenic (NCPE)
X. Pulmonary edema
X.e Overload pulmonary edema (including posttransfusional (TACO))
XIV. Pleural involvement
XIV.a Pleural effusion (uni or bilateral) (can accompany ILD induced by the drug)
II. Myocardial dysfunction - Heart failure
II.d Cardiovascular collapse - Cardiogenic shock - Hypotension
II. Myocardial dysfunction - Heart failure
II.f Myocardial stunning
X. Pulmonary edema
X.b Pulmonary edema, noncardiogenic (NCPE)
X. Pulmonary edema
X.e Overload pulmonary edema (including posttransfusional (TACO))
X. Pulmonary edema
X.k Transfusion-related acute lung injury (TRALI) (May cause ARDS)
XI. Pulmonary vasculopathies
XI.b Acute pulmonary hypertension
XV. Chest pain
XV.a Chest pain (acute or subacute), lone or prominent
XVI. Hemorrhage - Bleeding - Hematoma(s)
XVI.e Alveolar hemorrhage (AH), diffuse AH (DAH)
XXII. Acute respiratory/cardiorespiratory failure
XXII.b Acute lung injury - ARDS
XXIV. Interstitial lung disease - Pulmonary infiltrates - Pulmonary fibrosis
XXIV.f Diffuse alveolar damage (DAD) imaging pattern
XXVIII. Large airway involvement
XXVIII.a Angioedema (may cause UAO, asphyxia and death)
XXXVI. Autoimmune syndromes - Systemic reactions or conditions
XXXVI.f Anaphylaxis - Anaphylactoid reaction (either of these can be fatal)
