From: Microbleeds show a characteristic distribution in cerebral fat embolism
Gurd and Wilsion’s criteria* | |
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Major criteria | Minor criteria |
Petechial rash | Tachycardia (> 110 bpm) |
Respiratory insufficiency | Fever (> 38.5 °C) |
Cerebral symptoms in non-head injury patients | Retinal changes (fat or petechiae) |
Jaundice | |
Renal changes (oliguria, anuria, or lipiduria) | |
Acute onset thrombocytopenia | |
Acute drop in haemoglobin | |
Elevated erythrocyte sedimentation rate | |
Fat macroglobinemia |