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  2. Aspiration pneumonia - Wikipedia

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    Aspiration pneumonia is a type of lung infection that is due to a relatively large amount of material from the stomach or mouth entering the lungs. [1] Signs and symptoms often include fever and cough of relatively rapid onset. [1]

  3. Pulmonary aspiration - Wikipedia

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    Uncomplicated aspiration events commonly present with symptoms including wheezing and coughing. Signs and symptoms that aspiration is complicated can include dyspnea (shortness of breath), hypoxemia (low oxygen in the blood), tachycardia (high heart rate), fever, and crackles or wheezes on lung exam.

  4. Pneumonia - Wikipedia

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    Pneumonia in children may additionally be classified based on signs and symptoms as non-severe, severe, or very severe. [ 82 ] The setting in which pneumonia develops is important to treatment, [ 83 ] [ 84 ] as it correlates to which pathogens are likely suspects, [ 83 ] which mechanisms are likely, which antibiotics are likely to work or fail ...

  5. The Unexpected Sign of Pneumonia Most People Miss ... - AOL

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    Dr. Melamed says that coughing, fever, chills and muscle aches are all common symptoms of pneumonia. "The symptoms of pneumonia can vary widely depending on the patient's age, other conditions ...

  6. Pneumonia is the No. 1 cause of hospital admission in kids ...

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    What are the signs and symptoms of pneumonia? Symptoms can range from mild to serious, according to the U.S. National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute, and may include: cough without mucus. fever ...

  7. Walking pneumonia is spreading. Doctors share the tell-tale ...

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    The tell-tale signs of walking pneumonia are not obvious. Illnesses caused by mycoplasma pneumoniae tend to be milder than infections caused by the more common bacterial pneumonia, streptococcus ...

  8. Anaerobic infection - Wikipedia

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    In adults the most common source of aspiration pneumonia is aspiration of oropharyngeal secretions or gastric contents. In children the most common cause is aspiration of infected amniotic fluid, or vaginal secretions. Severe periodontal or gingival diseases are important risk factors for establishment of an anaerobic pleuropulmonary infection.

  9. Lung abscess - Wikipedia

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    Aspiration of oropharyngeal or gastric secretion; Septic emboli; Necrotizing pneumonia [5] Vasculitis: Granulomatosis with polyangiitis; Necrotizing tumors: 8% to 18% are due to neoplasms across all age groups, higher in older people; primary squamous carcinoma of the lung is the most common.