Non-cardiogenic pulmonary edema (mnemonic)

Last revised by Ashesh Ishwarlal Ranchod on 3 Apr 2023

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Citation:

Weerakkody Y, Ranchod A, Sharma R, et al. Non-cardiogenic pulmonary edema (mnemonic). Reference article, Radiopaedia.org (Accessed on 20 Apr 2024) https://doi.org/10.53347/rID-10002

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.53347/rID-10002

Permalink:

https://radiopaedia.org/articles/10002?iframe=true

rID:

10002

Article created:

6 Jun 2010, Yuranga Weerakkody ◉

Disclosures:

At the time the article was created Yuranga Weerakkody had no recorded disclosures.

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Last revised:

3 Apr 2023, Ashesh Ishwarlal Ranchod ◉

Disclosures:

At the time the article was last revised Ashesh Ishwarlal Ranchod had no financial relationships to ineligible companies to disclose.

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Revisions:

13 times, by 9 contributors - see full revision history and disclosures

Systems:

Chest

Sections:

Mnemonics

Tags:

refs, cardiology, emergencymedicine

Synonyms:

notcardiac (mnemonic)
NOT CARDIAC (mnemonic)

The causes of non-cardiogenic pulmonary edema can be recalled with the following mnemonic:

NOT CARDIAC

Mnemonic

NOT CARDIAC

N: near drowning
O: O₂ therapy/post-intubation pulmonary edema
T: trauma/transfusion (TRALI: transfusion-related acute lung injury)
C: CNS: neurogenic pulmonary edema
A: allergic alveolitis
R: renal failure
D: drugs
I: inhaled toxins
A: altitude: high altitude pulmonary edema (HAPE), ARDS
C: contusion

pulmonary edema

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