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What is the primary cause of aspiration pneumonia?
What is the primary cause of aspiration pneumonia?
- Bacterial infection
- Viral infection
- Inhalation of an infectious organism (correct)
- Fungal infection
What is the result of a patient inhaling an infectious organism?
What is the result of a patient inhaling an infectious organism?
- Pneumonia
- Tuberculosis
- Aspiration pneumonia (correct)
- Meningitis
What is aspiration pneumonia?
What is aspiration pneumonia?
- A type of fungal infection
- A type of viral infection
- A type of pneumonia caused by an infectious organism (correct)
- A type of bacterial infection
What is the underlying condition that leads to aspiration pneumonia?
What is the underlying condition that leads to aspiration pneumonia?
What is the relationship between pneumonia and aspiration pneumonia?
What is the relationship between pneumonia and aspiration pneumonia?