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==Aspiration pneumonia== | ==Aspiration pneumonia== | ||
===General=== | ===General=== | ||
*Not associated with microorganisms - though empiric antibiotics are relatively common to cover infectious pneumonias that cannot be excluded easily on clinical grounds.<ref name=pmid21263315>{{Cite journal | last1 = Raghavendran | first1 = K. | last2 = Nemzek | first2 = J. | last3 = Napolitano | first3 = LM. | last4 = Knight | first4 = PR. | title = Aspiration-induced lung injury. | journal = Crit Care Med | volume = 39 | issue = 4 | pages = 818-26 | month = Apr | year = 2011 | doi = 10.1097/CCM.0b013e31820a856b | PMID = 21263315 }}</ref> | |||
*Usually seen in the context of a toxin and/or pathology that affects the swallowing and cough reflexes.<ref name=pmid16082150>{{Cite journal | last1 = Ohrui | first1 = T. | title = Preventive strategies for aspiration pneumonia in elderly disabled persons. | journal = Tohoku J Exp Med | volume = 207 | issue = 1 | pages = 3-12 | month = Sep | year = 2005 | doi = | PMID = 16082150 }}</ref> | *Usually seen in the context of a toxin and/or pathology that affects the swallowing and cough reflexes.<ref name=pmid16082150>{{Cite journal | last1 = Ohrui | first1 = T. | title = Preventive strategies for aspiration pneumonia in elderly disabled persons. | journal = Tohoku J Exp Med | volume = 207 | issue = 1 | pages = 3-12 | month = Sep | year = 2005 | doi = | PMID = 16082150 }}</ref> | ||
* | Common associations:<ref name=pmid16082150/> | ||
*[[Stroke]]. | |||
*[[Multiple sclerosis]]. | |||
*[[Alcohol]] intoxication. | |||
Other risk factors:<ref name=pmid21263315/> | |||
*Traumatic brain injury. | |||
*Seizure disorder. | |||
*Bowel obstruction. | |||
*Drugs. | |||
*[[Obesity]]. | |||
*Labour. | |||
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