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Aspiration Pneumonia Overview

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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?

Pneumonia
Tuberculosis
Aspiration pneumonia (correct)
Meningitis

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?

<p>Inhalation of an infectious organism (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the relationship between pneumonia and aspiration pneumonia?

<p>Aspiration pneumonia is a type of pneumonia (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

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Aspiration Pneumonia

Pneumonia caused by inhaling infectious organisms.

Inhalation of an Infectious Organism

The act of breathing in an infectious agent into the lungs, leading to infection.

Pneumonia

A lung infection caused by various microorganisms.

Aspiration Pneumonia and Pneumonia

A more specific type of lung infection. All aspiration pneumonias are pneumonias, but not all pneumonias are aspiration pneumonias.

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