• There is a broad range of conditions that can mimic ARDS
  • Particularly important as many have a specific treatment with proven benefit
Infective
Bacterial
  • Miliary Tuberculosis
Infective
Viral
  • Cytomegalovirus
  • Herpes Simplex
  • Hantavirus
  • SARS / Covid-19
Infective
Fungal
  • PCP
Infective
Parasitic
  • Strongyloidiasis
Cryptogenic
Cryptogenic
  • Acute Interstitial Pneumonia
  • Cryptogenic Organising Pneumonia
  • Acute Eosinophilic Pneumonia
Malignant
Malignant
  • Lymphangitis carcinomatosis
  • Acute Leukaemia
  • Lymphoma
Vascular
Vascular
  • Diffuse Alveolar Haemorrhage
  • Pulmonary Embolism
  • Sickle Lung