TY  - JOUR
PY  - 2013//
TI  - "Pills" and the air passages
JO  - Chest
A1  - Küpeli, Elif
A1  - Khemasuwan, Danai
A1  - Lee, Pyng
A1  - Mehta, Atul C.
SP  - 651
EP  - 660
VL  - 144
IS  - 2
N2  - Aspiration of a medication in the airways in any form produces a variety of adverse effects, both local and systemic. Furthermore, specific reaction of the airways to each type of pill strongly affects the outcome. It is crucial for pulmonologists and emergency medicine specialists to acknowledge this clinical entity. In addition, airways have been increasingly used to deliver medications such as insulin and prostacycline. These aerosolized medications can also cause local as well as systemic side effects. We review the local and systemic reactions of these "pills" accessing the airways either by incidental aspiration or iatrogenic administration. We address clinical presentation, mechanism of injury, diagnosis, and management of complications of these pills in the air passages.<p />  <p>Language: en</p>
LA  - en
SN  - 0012-3692
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/10.1378/chest.13-0080
ID  - ref1
ER  -