Major criteria Petechial rash
(one necessary for diagnosis) Respiratory insufficiency
  Cerebral involvement
Minor criteria Tachycardia >120 beats•min–1
(four necessary for diagnosis) Fever >39.4°C
  Retinal signs – fat or petechiae
  Jaundice
  Renal signs – anuria or oliguria
Laboratory findings Thrombocytopenia
(one necessary for diagnosis) Anemia
  High erythrocyte sedimentation rate
  Fat macroglobulinemia
Table 1: Gurd's criteria for diagnosis of FES
FES=fat embolism syndrome.