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Aspiration Pneumonia Definition
Common names:
  • Aspirated Food
  • Aspirated Vomit
  • Aspirated Water
  • Aspiration Pneumonia
  • Inhaled Liquids Into the Lungs
  • Inhaled Vomit Into the Lungs
  • Lung Aspiration
  • Pneumonia Aspiration
  • Pneumonia due to Aspiration
  • Pneumonia due to Choking
  • Pulmonary Aspiration
A person with aspiration pneumonia has inflammation of the lung, caused by accidentally inhaling food, water, stomach acid, vomit or another material. Images

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Last Updated: Sep 11, 2008  References
Authors: Stephen J. Schueler, MD; John H. Beckett, MD; D. Scott Gettings, MD
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