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Commonest sign of aspiration pneumonitis is :

A
Cyanosis
B
Tachypnea
C
Crepitations
D
Rhonchi
High-Yield Explanation
Answer is B (Tachyapnea): Aspiration pneumonitis is characterized by an acute onset of dyspnea, tachypnea, bronchospasm and cyanosis with a chest radiograph often showing diffuse opacities. - Harrisons Dyspnea tachypnea are ceainly the earliest manifestations to appear following aspiration of any material. The commonest and the earliest 'sign' of aspiration pneumonitis thus would be tachypnea.

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