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Could there be an inhaled object in your lung\?
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Yes.: Oftentimes patients will recognize that they have inhaled something - tooth- bug - bead-food. Sometimes they are unaware due to intoxication, dementia, anesthesia or medical illness.
Answered 10/12/2019
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