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Aspiration Risk |
Credits: 1.00 Post-Assessment Questions: 2
Release Date: 5 Oct 2020
Expiration Date: 23 Jan 2022
Last Reviewed: 23 Jan 2021
Estimated Time To Finish: 60 Minutes
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Aspiration is common, even in healthy patients. Aspiration can have significant morbidity and mortality in certain circumstances. It is categorized based on the predominant material in the aspirate. If oropharyngeal secretions, orally ingested material, or partially digested gastric contents are aspirated, one would expect infectious pneumonia to develop. However, if pure gastric secretions are aspirated, then a chemical pneumonitis is the result. If partially digested gastric contents are aspirated along with some gastric acid, a mixture of chemical pneumonitis and inoculation of the lungs with potentially pathogenic organisms can occur. In practice, it is prudent to treat a chemical pneumonitis with prophylactic antibiotics because a superimposed infection occurs in over 25 percent of cases. It is difficult to determine the quality of the aspirate in most cases, and a combination of bacterial and chemical injury is common. This activity describes the evaluation, diagnosis, and management of aspiration pneumonia and highlights the role of team-based interprofessional care for affected patients.
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Authors: Brett Kollmeier
Editors: Michael Keenaghan
Editors-In-Chief: Anthony Silva
Chief Medical Reviewer: Omar Viswanath
Nurse Planner/Reviewer/Editor: Lisa Haddad
Nurse Planner/Reviewer/Editor: Bernadette Makar
Nurse Planner/Reviewer/Editor: Dorothy Caputo
Pharmacy Planner/Reviewer/Editor: Mark Pellegrini
Physician Planner/Reviewer/Editor: Scott Dulebohn
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