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  2. Aspiration pneumonia - Wikipedia

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    Signs and symptoms of aspiration pneumonia may develop gradually, with increased respiratory rate, foul-smelling sputum, hemoptysis, and fever. Complications may occur, such as exudative pleural effusion, empyema, and lung abscesses. [4] If left untreated, aspiration pneumonia can progress to form a lung abscess. [5]

  3. Pulmonary aspiration - Wikipedia

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    Pulmonary aspiration is the entry of solid or liquid material such as pharyngeal secretions, food, drink, or stomach contents from the oropharynx or gastrointestinal tract, into the trachea and lungs. [1] When pulmonary aspiration occurs during eating and drinking, the aspirated material is often colloquially referred to as "going down the ...

  4. Foreign body aspiration - Wikipedia

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    Signs of foreign body aspiration are usually abrupt in onset and can involve coughing, choking, and/or wheezing; however, symptoms can be slower in onset if the foreign body does not cause a large degree of obstruction of the airway. [2] With this said, aspiration can also be asymptomatic on rare occasions. [1]

  5. 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.

  6. Pneumonia - Wikipedia

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    Pneumonia is typically diagnosed based on a combination of physical signs and often a chest X-ray. [61] In adults with normal vital signs and a normal lung examination, the diagnosis is unlikely. [62] However, the underlying cause can be difficult to confirm, as there is no definitive test able to distinguish between bacterial and non-bacterial ...

  7. Hospital-acquired pneumonia - Wikipedia

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    Most nosocomial respiratory infections are caused by so-called microaspiration of upper airway secretions, through inapparent aspiration, into the lower respiratory tract. Also, "macroaspirations" of esophageal or gastric material is known to result in HAP. Since it results from aspiration either type is called aspiration pneumonia. [1] [2] [3]

  8. Mediastinal shift - Wikipedia

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    Chest x-ray in an infant showing aspiration of a metallic coin without signs of mediastinal shift. Foreign body aspiration is a major cause of death in young children due to their underdeveloped swallowing coordination. Young children most commonly ingest toys, coins, or food. [21]

  9. Mendelson's syndrome - Wikipedia

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    Mendelson's syndrome is characterised by a bronchopulmonary reaction following aspiration of gastric contents during general anaesthesia due to abolition of the laryngeal reflexes. The main clinical features are signs of general hypoxia , two to five hours after anaesthesia.