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Five clinical vignettes for which the application of the DIRECT mnemonic leads to different diagnostic probabilities
Diagnoses such as bacterial infection, pulmonary oedema, and alveolar haemorrhage need to ruled out or treated in every case. BAL=bronchoalveolar lavage.
