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Aspiration Pneumonia

Aspiration Pneumonia | Symptoms & Signs | Diagnosis & Tests | Prevention & Expectations | Treatment & Monitoring

What are the signs and symptoms of the infection?

Symptoms may include one or more of the following:

  • choking when swallowing
  • fever
  • coughing up blood-tinged sputum
  • chest pain
  • difficulty breathing, or shortness of breath
  • a low oxygen level in the blood

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    Aspiration Pneumonia: Diagnosis & Tests

    Author: Lanita Dawson, MD
    Reviewer: Gail Hendrickson, RN, BS
    Date Reviewed: 09/11/01



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