Suely: 4:42pm Aug 7, 2006: Aspiration pneumonia / Aspiration pneumonitis - Sonia,
I understand that these are two different diseases, am I assuming it correctly? Sonia Heidemann: 5:03pm Aug 7, 2006: Aspiration pneumonia-> results from chronic, usually unwitnessed, inhalation of small amounts of oropharyngeal contents leading to an infectious process.
Aspiration pneumonitis-> represents chemical damage to the tracheobronchial tree caused by acute, often witnessed, inhalation of regurgitated gastric contents in patients with an acute change in mental status.
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Isto faz com que o alimento seja aspirado para os pulmões durante o sono e acarreta uma pneumonia aspirativa. Raramente, o divertÃculo pode aumentar de ... www.msd-brazil.com/msd43/m_manual/mm_sec9_101.htm
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