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At birth, the neonate’s primary concerns are protection of the airway and oral intake. The neonate is equipped with anatomical and physiological mechanisms to ensure these tasks that are somewhat different than the adult’s. Both airway anatomy and swallowing change with maturation.
The mouth and pharynx are much more compact in the neonate compared to [...]

To determine patient characteristics and clinical factors that are predictive of positive radionuclide salivagram results.
Retrospective chart review (spanning 32 months).
The study included 129 consecutive pediatric patients with suspected chronic aspiration.
All subjects underwent radionuclide salivagrams to evaluate for aspiration.
Main Outcome Measures The association of 16 patient characteristics and clinical [...]

Difficulty feeding and swallowing are frequent problems that the baby born preterm is faced with.
Feeding and swallowing problems can complicate medical management, result in prolonged
hospitalizations, and result in hospital re-admissions. Often parents report that feeding and swallowing
difficulties are the most stressful complication of prematurity.
Should I expect to have difficulty feeding my baby?
Unfortunately feeding and swallowing [...]

The development of lipid aspiration pneumonia after chronic nasopharyngeal installation of mineral oil was first described in 1925 by Laughlin. Since that time this entity has been well recognized and numerous substances have been identified or implicated as the aspirated material. The classic radiographic appearance of severe chronic lipid aspiration pneumonia has been described as [...]

Anaerobic pneumonia, aspiration of vomitus, or pyogenic pneumonia

Symptoms usually occur within 2 hours.
Fever, chills
Cough with foul-smelling, greenish, or pus-containing phlegm
Weight loss, lack of energy
Shortness of breath
Bluish discoloration of the skin
Rapid pulse, rapid breathing
Bad breath
Coughing up blood
Sweating
Chest pain

Aspiration Pneumonia is caused [...]