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[[Image:Inhalation pneumonia.jpg|right|thumb|150px|<small><center>Aspiration pneumonia (Image sourced from Bristol Biomed Image Archive with permission)</center></small>]]
 
[[Image:Inhalation pneumonia.jpg|right|thumb|150px|<small><center>Aspiration pneumonia (Image sourced from Bristol Biomed Image Archive with permission)</center></small>]]
 
*Response of the lungs to aspirated foreign material will depend on the nature of the material (e.g. food), the bacterial load and the distribution of the material within the lungs
 
*Response of the lungs to aspirated foreign material will depend on the nature of the material (e.g. food), the bacterial load and the distribution of the material within the lungs
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**Most commonly [[Control of Feeding - Anatomy & Physiology#The Vomit Reflex|vomited]]/regurgitated material or contrast medium introduced into airways
 
**Most commonly [[Control of Feeding - Anatomy & Physiology#The Vomit Reflex|vomited]]/regurgitated material or contrast medium introduced into airways
 
**In severe acute cases may die from septic shock
 
**In severe acute cases may die from septic shock
**In chronic cases -> [[Lungs Inflammatory - Pathology#Bronchopneumonia|bronchopneumonia]]
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**In chronic cases -> [[Bronchopneumonia|bronchopneumonia]]
 
**Common sequel to [[Myasthenia Gravis|myasthenia gravis]], [[Megaoesophagus|megaoesophagus]] or [[Persistent Right Aortic Arch|persistent right aortic arch]]
 
**Common sequel to [[Myasthenia Gravis|myasthenia gravis]], [[Megaoesophagus|megaoesophagus]] or [[Persistent Right Aortic Arch|persistent right aortic arch]]
    
[[Category:Pneumonia]]
 
[[Category:Pneumonia]]
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