Aspiration pneumonia is a type of pneumonia caused by the accidental infiltration of food or other substances from the mouth or stomach into the lungs. The condition can be caused by bacteria that ...

Aspiration. Coloured chest X-ray showing aspiration (dark areas) in the lungs of a 76-year-old female patient with an extensive brain haemorrhage. Aspiration is the inhalation of foreign ...

GLP-1 Agents Not Linked to Post-Op Aspiration Pneumonia, More Data Suggest — Findings support new guidance stating most patients can continue drugs until surgery day ...

How is aspiration pneumonia different from other pneumonias, and what are the causes, symptoms, and risk factors?

Drugs like Ozempic were linked to a low, but greater risk of aspiration pneumonia following endoscopies, a new study found.

Antibiotic therapy with extended anaerobic coverage (EAC) was not associated with a survival benefit in patients with community-acquired aspiration pneumonia, according to results from a ...

Lung consolidation occurs when the air that fills the airways in your lungs is replaced with something else. Here’s what causes it and how it’s treated.

By using a swallowing-test X-ray, doctors can diagnose the condition. Treatment includes adding thickener to fluids and modifying the diet. Even so, aspiration pneumonia is recurrent and incurable.

The European Medicines Agency said although it couldn’t find a causal link between GLP-1 drugs and anesthesia-related aspiration, it reviewed enough evidence to find a “biologically plausible ...

We describe a case of severe hydrocarbon pneumonitis secondary to aspiration of JP-8 jet fuel. The presentation, management, and prognosis of fire-eater's pneumonia are reviewed.

Jismary Alejandra Barboza González died of Aspiration Pneumonia and bacterial Shigella Flexneri Colitis, an intestinal disease.

Researchers at Cedars-Sinai Medical Center in Los Angeles found that patients taking GLP-1 agonists before an endoscopy had a 33 percent greater risk of aspiration pneumonia.