Aspiration pneumonia Flashcards
1
Q
Aspiration pneumonia RF + signs
A
Stroke patients with unsafe swallow who then develop SoB, reduced O2 sats, and crackles in lung base
2
Q
Treatment of aspiration pneumonia
A
Amoxicillin + metronidazole (acts against anaerobes found in the gut so is better than clarithromycin, though BMJ disputes this)
