TRALI
(Transfusion-Related Acute
Lung Injury)		 TACO
(Transfusion-Associated
Circulatory Overload)
Dyspnea YES YES
ABG HYPOXEMIA HYPOXEMIA
Blood Pressure LOW TO NORMAL NORMAL TO ELEVATED

Temperature

 NORMAL TO ELEVATED NORMAL
Chest X-ray White Out.
Normal heart size.
No vascular congestion

White Out.
Normal to increased heart size.
Vascular congestion.
PLEURAL EFFUSIONS.

BNP (serum Brain Natriuretic Peptide) LOW (<250 pg/mL) ELEVATED
Echocardiogram Normal heart function ABNORMAL heart function
Response to diuretics WORSENS IMPROVES
Response to Fluids IMPROVES WORSENS