Aspiration Syndromes: Multimedia

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Further Reading

Keywords

aspiration syndromes, aspirate, aspiration into the lungs, gastroesophageal reflux, GER, swallowing dysfunction, neurological disorders, neurologic disorders, structural abnormalities, fluid aspiration, foreign body aspiration, foreign substance aspiration, pneumonia, aspiration pneumonia, deglutition pneumonia, bronchopneumonia, cricopharyngeal dysfunction, cricopharyngeal incoordination of infancy, transient pharyngeal muscle dysfunction, superior laryngeal nerve damage, vocal cord paralysis, cerebral palsy, muscular dystrophy, Riley-Day syndrome, familial dysautonomia

anatomic disorders, cleft palate, esophageal atresia, tracheoesophageal fistula, duodenal obstruction, malrotation, motility disorders, achalasia, microaspiration, asthma, gastroenteritis, eosinophilic esophagitis, pharyngeal dysphagia, nasopharyngeal reflux, sudden infant death syndrome, acute life-threatening episode, ALTE, recurrent wheezing, apnea, chronic cough, recurrent pneumonia, upper respiratory infection, URI, obstructive apnea, bronchorrhea, failure to thrive, stridor, hoarseness, night sweats, purulent sputum, bronchopulmonary dysplasia, pulmonary abscess, pulmonary fibrosis, bronchiectasis, fever, tachypnea, small airway obstruction, pneumonitis 

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Cecilia P Mikita, MD, MPH, Associate Program Director, Allergy-Immunology Fellowship, Chief, Clinical Services, Allergy-Immunology Clinic, Walter Reed Army Medical Center
Cecilia P Mikita, MD, MPH is a member of the following medical societies: American Academy of Allergy Asthma and Immunology, American Academy of Pediatrics, American College of Allergy, Asthma and Immunology, and Clinical Immunology Society
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Charles Callahan, DO, Professor, Deputy Chief of Clinical Services, Walter Reed Army Medical Center
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Michael R Bye, MD, Attending Physician, Pediatric Pulmonary Medicine, Columbia University Medical Center; Professor of Clinical Pediatrics, Division of Pulmonary Medicine, Columbia University College of Physicians and Surgeons
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