Key result
Salicylate intoxication causes noncardiogenic pulmonary edema requiring forced alkaline diuresis and mechanical ventilation.
Population
Patients with salicylate intoxication
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Prompt diagnosis may prevent respiratory complications; extends existing literature but leaves open need for prospective validation.
Highlights the clinical presentation, diagnosis, and management of noncardiogenic pulmonary edema secondary to salicylate toxicity.
John E. Heffner (1982) conducted a review in Salicylate toxicity and noncardiogenic pulmonary edema. Salicylate intoxication causes noncardiogenic pulmonary edema, which is diagnosed by a serum salicylate level above 40 mg/dl and managed with forced alkaline diuresis and mechanical ventilation.
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