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Diagnosing aspiration pneumonia. Diagnosis is based on clinical signs and symptoms of pneumonia when risk factors and history are consistent with the likelihood of aspiration. Testing usually includes O2 sat, chest X-ray (CXR), complete blood count (CBC), sputum Gram stain, and sputum culture.
Key Points. 1  Patients with aspiration pneumonitis and aspiration pneumonia should be tested for an underlying swallowing disorder. 2  Aspiration pneumonia should be treated with antibiotics; treatment of aspiration pneumonitis is primarily supportive.