aspiration pneumonia

(noun)

Aspiration pneumonia is bronchopneumonia that develops due to the entrance of foreign materials into the bronchial tree, usually oral or gastric contents (including food, saliva, or nasal secretions).

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Examples of aspiration pneumonia in the following topics:

  • Medulla Injury

    • Speech therapy may be beneficial to determined diet recommendations and help to understand if there is risk for aspiration pneumonia.

  • Bacterial Pneumonias

    • Exposure to birds is associated with Chlamydia psittaci; farm animals with Coxiella burnetti; aspiration of stomach contents with anaerobic organisms; and cystic fibrosis with Pseudomonas aeruginosa and Staphylococcus aureus.
    • Streptococcus pneumoniae is more common in the winter, and should be suspected in persons who aspirate a large amount anaerobic organisms.
    • Streptococcus pneumoniae is the most common bacterial cause of pneumonia in all age groups except newborn infants.
    • "Atypical" bacteria are Coxiella burnetii, Chlamydophila pneumoniae, Mycoplasma pneumoniae, and Legionella pneumophila.
    • The bacterium Streptococcus pneumoniae, a common cause of pneumonia, imaged by an electron microscope

  • Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis

    • Difficulty swallowing and chewing making eating normally very difficult and increase the risk of choking or aspirating food into the lungs.
    • In later stages of the disease, aspiration pneumonia and maintaining a healthy weight can become a significant problem and may require insertion of a feeding tube.
    • Most people with ALS die of respiratory failure or pneumonia.

  • Pneumonia

    • Vaccines to prevent certain types of pneumonia are available.
    • Presumed bacterial pneumonia is treated with antibiotics.
    • Pneumonia can be classified in several ways.
    • It is most commonly classified by where or how it was acquired (community-acquired, aspiration, healthcare-associated, hospital-acquired, and ventilator-associated pneumonia), but may also be classified by the area of lung affected (lobar, bronchial, or acute interstitial), or by the causative organism.
    • Viral pneumonia may last longer, and mycoplasmal pneumonia may take four to six weeks to resolve completely.

  • Acidosis

    • Pneumothorax, emphysema, chronic bronchitis, asthma, severe pneumonia, and aspiration are among the most frequent causes.

  • Respiratory Distress Syndrome

    • ARDS can occur within 24 to 48 hours of an injury (trauma, burns, aspiration, massive blood transfusion, drug/alcohol abuse) or an acute illness (infectious pneumonia, sepsis, acute pancreatitis).

  • Viral Pneumonia

    • Viral pneumonia, one of the two leading causes of pneumonia, more commonly affects children.
    • Pneumonia is an inflammatory condition of the lung that particularly affects microscopic air sacs (alveoli).
    • Viruses and bacteria are the two leading causes of pneumonia, while fungi and parasites are less common.
    • For this reason, bacterial pneumonia often complicates viral pneumonia.
    • Outline the route of infection for a virus that causes pneumonia

  • Pneumocystis Pneumonia

    • Pneumocystis pneumonia (PCP) or pneumocystosis is a form of pneumonia, caused by the yeast-like fungus Pneumocystis jirovecii.
    • Pneumocystis pneumonia (PCP) or pneumocystosis is a form of pneumonia, caused by the yeast-like fungus (which had previously been erroneously classified as a protozoan) Pneumocystis jirovecii.
    • As a result, Pneumocystis pneumonia (PCP) is also known as Pneumocystis jiroveci[i] pneumonia and (incorrectly) as Pneumocystis carinii pneumonia.
    • Regarding nomenclature, when the name of Pneumocystis pneumonia changed from P. carinii pneumonia to P. jirovecii pneumonia, it was at first felt that it could no longer be referred to as "PCP".
    • However, pneumocystis pneumonia can be prevented by the drug TMP-SMX.

  • Leukemia

    • Because leukemia prevents the immune system from working normally, some patients experience frequent infection, ranging from infected tonsils, sores in the mouth, or diarrhea, to life-threatening pneumonia or opportunistic infections.
    • A Wright's stained bone marrow aspirate smear of patient with precursor B-cell acute lymphoblastic leukemia.
    • Because these can often be attributed to other conditions, a complete blood count and/or bone marrow aspirate are required to successfully diagnose leukemia.

  • Intubation During Anesthesia

    • Although it is not the only means to maintain a patent airway during general anesthesia, intubation of the trachea provides the most reliable means of oxygenation and ventilation and the greatest degree of protection against regurgitation and pulmonary aspiration.
    • Examples of such conditions include cervical spine injury, multiple rib fractures, severe pneumonia, acute respiratory distress syndrome (ARDS), or near-drowning.