Which finding distinguishes TRALI from TACO?
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Correct answer: Normal cardiac filling pressures
TRALI produces non-cardiogenic pulmonary edema, so cardiac filling pressures remain normal. TACO, by contrast, reflects volume overload with raised filling pressures. Pulmonary edema, hypoxia, and bilateral infiltrates occur in both, so only the cardiac assessment separates them.
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