Abstract
Aspiration of a foreign body by an adult often is not diagnosed until a month or more after the event, because of a lack of presenting symptoms indicative of an aspiration and low reliability, sensitivity, and specificity of plain film radiographs. Instead, the foreign body aspiration typically is diagnosed during the evaluation of other lung-related pathology.
Original language | English (US) |
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Pages (from-to) | 1-3 |
Number of pages | 3 |
Journal | JAAPA : official journal of the American Academy of Physician Assistants |
Volume | 27 |
Issue number | 5 |
DOIs | |
State | Published - May 2014 |
Keywords
- adult
- aspiration
- cough
- foreign body
- globus pharyngitis
- nonradiopaque bones
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Nurse Assisting