Aspiration Pneumonia: The Current Clinical Giant for Respiratory Physicians

Front Matter ....Pages i-ix
Front Matter ....Pages 1-1
 Epidemiology of Aspiration Pneumonia: How Frequently Does Aspiration Pneumonia Occur in Older Adults?  (Tomomi Mitsuhata, Shinji Teramoto)....Pages 3-13
 Clinical Significance of Aspiration Pneumonia in All the Pneumonia Therapy: The Impact of Aspiration Pneumonia on the Therapeutic Approach for All Pneumonia  (Kazuhiro Yatera, Hiroshi Mukae)....Pages 15-25
 Diagnosis of Aspiration Pneumonia: What Is the Definition of Aspiration Pneumonia in Clinical Practices?  (Musashi Abe, Akiko Tanaka, Azusa Otomo, Naruo Yoshimura, Emiko Kurosawa, Yutaka Nakamura et al.)....Pages 27-34
 Chest Radiographic and Chest CT Images of Aspiration Pneumonia: Are the Image Features of Aspiration Pneumonia Different from Those of Non-aspiration CAP or HAP?  (Kosaku Komiya, Jun-Ichi Kadota)....Pages 35-47
 Assessment of Swallowing Function and Dysphagia: Is the Assessment of Swallowing Function Necessary for the Diagnosis of Aspiration Pneumonia?  (Yoshihiro Suido, Shinji Teramoto)....Pages 49-62
 Pathogens of Aspiration Pneumonia Based on a Novel Approach: Are the Causative Bacteria Different from Those of CAP or HAP?  (Toshinori Kawanami, Kazuhiro Yatera)....Pages 63-74
 Antimicrobial Selection for Aspiration Pneumonia: What Is the Important Point of Antimicrobial Selection for Aspiration Pneumonia?  (Tadashi Ishida)....Pages 75-83
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 The Relationship Between the Risk of Aspiration Pneumonia and the Risk of Aspiration: Aspiration Risk and Aspiration Pneumonia Risk Are Not the Same?  (Kosaku Komiya, Jun-Ichi Kadota)....Pages 87-95
 A Possible Association Between Oral Bacteria and Aspiration Pneumonia: Do Oral Bacteria Have Roles in the Pathogenesis of Aspiration Pneumonia?  (Tomotaka Nishizawa)....Pages 97-104
 The Role of Anaerobes on the Pathogenesis of Aspiration Pneumonia: Anaerobes May Be Involved in the Pathogenesis?  (Masaki Ishii)....Pages 105-110
 Diffuse Aspiration Bronchiolitis and Post-gastrectomy Aspiration Pneumonia: Are There Special Forms of Aspiration Pneumonia Due to Aging and Gastrectomy?  (Hiroshi Yamamoto)....Pages 111-119
 Significant Roles of the Simple Two-Step Swallowing Provocation Test (STS-SPT) in Aspiration Pneumonia but Not in Food Swallowing Problems: Does the STS-SPT Have a Special Role for Detecting Silent Aspiration?  (Shinji Teramoto)....Pages 121-130
 Predictive Roles of the Repetitive Saliva Swallowing Test (RSST) in Aspiration Pneumonia and Other Respiratory Diseases: Does the RSST Have a Predictive Role in Aspiration Pneumonia and Other Respiratory Diseases?  (Yuki Yoshimatsu)....Pages 131-141
 Animal Models of Aspiration Pneumonia  (Shinji Teramoto)....Pages 143-151
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 Pharmacological Approach Based on Substance P Theory: Does the Substance P Play a Central Role in Pathogenesis of Dysphagia in Aspiration Pneumonia?  (Seiichi Kobayashi, Masaru Yanai)....Pages 155-165
 Roles of Vaccination: Do PPV and Influenza Vaccination Have Preventive Roles in Aspiration Pneumonia?  (Masayuki Ishida, Hiroshi Nakaoka, Konosuke Morimoto)....Pages 167-173
 Oral Care: Does Oral Care Have Preventive Roles in Aspiration Pneumonia?  (Kazuharu Nakagawa, Koji Hara, Haruka Tohara)....Pages 175-186
 Physical Therapy: Does Physical Therapy Have Therapeutic Roles in Aspiration Pneumonia?  (Ryo Momosaki)....Pages 187-191
 Nutritional Care for Aspiration Pneumonia: Can a Nutritional Approach Change the Clinical Course of Aspiration Pneumonia?  (Keisuke Maeda)....Pages 193-203
 Surgical Approach: The Indication and Efficacy of Surgical Therapy for Aspiration Pneumonia  (Masamitsu Hyodo, Asuka Nagao, Kahori Hirose)....Pages 205-216
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 Emerging the Notion and Definition of NHCAP: What Is the NHCAP? Why Aspiration Pneumonia Is Important in NHCAP?  (Masafumi Seki)....Pages 219-227
 Sleep Apnea, Hypnotics, and Aspiration Pneumonia: Is There Any Association Between Sleep Apnea and Aspiration Pneumonia?  (Yasuhiro Yamaguchi)....Pages 229-239