The Drug-Induced Respiratory Disease Website and App
Frequency - Incidence
Incidence of respiratory adverse event(s) due to the specific drug as assessed by number of reported/published cases in the literature. Red digits in stars indicate: 0 = Very rare, questionable signal · 1 = < 10 cases · 2 = 10-50 cases · 3 = 50–100 cases · 4 = 100-200 cases · 5 = >200 cases
Evidence level/grade
Evidence level for respiratory adverse event(s) due to the specific drug as estimated using Hill’s (1965), Naranjo’s (1981), and Bégaud’s (1985) criteria applied to published cases. Blue digits in stars indicate: 0 = Questionable · 1 = Low · 2 = Moderate · 3 = Robust · 4 = Definite · 5 = Unquestionable, pathognomonic
ARDS - Acute lung injury
Publications
Image of the month: All puffed out - a case of crack lung.
Clinical medicine (London, England) 2017 Apr;17;186-187 — 2017 Apr — 186-187
Bilateral thumb burns leading to the diagnosis of crack lung.
Chest 2002 Jan;121;289-91 — 2002 Jan — 289-91