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Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1]; Associate Editor(s)-in-Chief: Sadaf Sharfaei M.D.[2]
Overview
Patients with aspiration might appear normal or toxic. Physical examination of patients with aspiration pneumonia is usually remarkable for: fever, tachypnea, hypotension, crackles, decreased breath sounds, and increased tactile fremitus.
Physical Examination
- Physical examination of patients with aspiration pneumonia is usually remarkable for: fever, tachypnea, hypotension, crackles, decreased breath sounds, and increased tactile fremitus.[1][2][3][4][5]
Appearance of the Patient
- Patients with aspiration might appear normal or toxic.
Vital Signs
Skin
- Skin examination of patients with aspiration pneumonia is usually normal.
HEENT
- HEENT examination of patients with aspiration pneumonia is usually normal.
Neck
- Neck examination of patients with aspiration pneumonia is usually normal.
Lungs
- Fine/coarse crackles upon auscultation of the lung bases unilaterally
- Rhonchi
- Increased tactile fremitus
- Decreased breath sounds
- Bronchial breath sounds
- Dullness on percussion
Heart
- Cardiovascular examination of patients with aspiration pneumonia is usually normal.
Abdomen
Abdominal examination of patients with aspiration pneumonia is usually normal.
Back
- Back examination of patients with aspiration pneumonia is usually normal.
Genitourinary
- Genitourinary examination of patients with aspiration pneumonia is usually normal.
Neuromuscular
- Neuromuscular examination of patients with aspiration pneumonia is usually normal.
Extremities
- Extremities examination of patients with aspiration pneumonia is usually normal.
References
- ↑ Marik, Paul E. (2001). "Aspiration Pneumonitis and Aspiration Pneumonia". New England Journal of Medicine. 344 (9): 665–671. doi:10.1056/NEJM200103013440908. ISSN 0028-4793.
- ↑ DiBardino, David M.; Wunderink, Richard G. (2015). "Aspiration pneumonia: A review of modern trends". Journal of Critical Care. 30 (1): 40–48. doi:10.1016/j.jcrc.2014.07.011. ISSN 0883-9441.
- ↑ Wei, Chaojie; Cheng, Zhenshun; Zhang, Li; Yang, Jiong (2013). "Microbiology and prognostic factors of hospital- and community-acquired aspiration pneumonia in respiratory intensive care unit". American Journal of Infection Control. 41 (10): 880–884. doi:10.1016/j.ajic.2013.01.007. ISSN 0196-6553.
- ↑ Luk, James KH; Chen, Daniel KY (2014). "Preventing aspiration pneumonia in older people: do we have the 'know-how'?". Hong Kong Medical Journal. doi:10.12809/hkmj144251. ISSN 1024-2708.
- ↑ Taylor, Joanne K.; Fleming, Gillian B.; Singanayagam, Aran; Hill, Adam T.; Chalmers, James D. (2013). "Risk Factors for Aspiration in Community-acquired Pneumonia: Analysis of a Hospitalized UK Cohort". The American Journal of Medicine. 126 (11): 995–1001. doi:10.1016/j.amjmed.2013.07.012. ISSN 0002-9343.