Aspiration pneumonitis is known to be a condition that shows chronic hypoxemia, fever, tachycardia, and abnormalities on chest radiograph, which can be either due to macro-aspiration of noxious liquids or by microorganisms that normally reside in the oral and nasal pharynx. The harmful fluids are mostly sterile gastric contents; although they can be also bile or other agents introduced through the stomach.
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