Types of Disease
Pneumoconiosis
Hypersensitivity
Management
Little Details
100
The types of disease in this scenario fall under this category
What are Interstitial Lung Diseases
100
Often found in hard rock miners, foundry workers, sandblasters, pottery makers and slate workers
What is Silicosis
100
Caused by reoeated exposure to mouldy hay or grain dust
What is farmer's lung
100
Once inhaled this causes lesions on the lungs which coalesce, enlarge and result in a loss of pulmonary volume
What is Pathophysiology of Silocosis
100
Dependent on the size of dust particles, chemical nature and amount of exposure
What is development of pneumoconiosis
200
The Subcategory that the diseases in this scenario fall under
What is Occupational Lung Disease
200
Often found in miners, manufactures of asbestos products and removers of asbestos installation
What is Asbestosis
200
Caused by exposure to serum, excretions or feathers from birds
What is Pigeon Breeder's Lung
200
Inhaled particles enter the alveoli where they become fibrotic, obliterated the alveoli and then the pleura thickens and develops plaques resulting in restrictive lung disease
What is pathophysiology of Asbestos
200
sized 1-5um
What are the most dangerous particles
300
The two major groups of occupational lung disease
What are pneumoconiosis and hypersensitivity diseases
300
Found in talc miners, millers, drug abusers and sometimes infants and small children
What is Talcosis
300
Caused by mould in the water reservoir of appliances
What is humidifier/air conditioner's lung
300
Insideous onset, progressive dyspnea, chest pain, anorexia, bliateral inspiratory crackles, possible clubbed fingers
What is presentation/manifestation of Asbestos
300
Sized 30-60um
What are the most dangerous sized particles in Asbestos and Talc.
400
Reasons that children are more susceptible to toxins
What are more rapid metabolism, high caloric needs, proximity to ground, hand to mouth behavior
400
Found in extraction workers and alloy production workers
What is Berylliosis
400
Caused by contaminated sugar cane
What is Bagassosos
400
There is no treatment - fibrotic process is irreversible. Give beta-adrenergic agonists, anticholinergics and bronchodilators
What is treatment of Silicosis
400
This is where the larger particles are trapped
What are the nose and mucous membranes
500
Found in air and water concentrated on basements and low areas. Leads to lung cancer
What is Radon
500
True or false, the progressive fibrotic lung disease can be prevented by the removal of the environmental agent
True
500
Likely to be co-morbid with TB
What is Silicosis
500
These impede the body's ability to clear the lungs of the macrophage engulfed particles
What are smoking and alcohol
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