Asbestos

Question 1

over the age of ?, and suffered exposure before
? became effective

at risk will have worked in the ? industry or in ?

can be a ? period of up to ? years

risk of disease is proportional to ? of exposure

Answer 1

50
legislation
building
shipyards
latent
50
intensity

Question 2

? plaques occur after light exposure, and are normally ?.

There may be a mild ? deficit on spirometry, with pleural ? and ? on CXR.

They are non-?.

In the first ? decades following exposure, they may be associated with
recurrent pleural ?.

More heavy exposure can cause ? pleural thickening (affecting >?% of
the pleural surface), which will produce restrictive deficits, effort ?, and can be progressive.

Answer 2

pleural
aSx

restrictive
thickening
calcification

progressive

two
effusions

diffuse
25%
dyspnoea

Question 3

Mesothelioma;

Caused by ? exposure, with an interval of ?-40 years between exposure
to disease onset.

There will be ? chest pain, increasing ? and a ? pleural effusion on CXR.

Survival is ?, with a median survival of ? years from diagnosis.

Answer 3

light
20

pleuritic
SOB
unilateral

poor
2

Question 4

Asbestosis;

Caused by ? exposure, with an interval of 5-? years from exposure to disease.

There will be progressive ?, with diffuse bilateral ? ? on
CXR with ?.

The outcome is ?, and can progress after ? ceases.

Answer 4

heavy
10
SOB
streaky strikes
honeycombing
poor
exposure

Question 5

There can also be asbestos-related ? of the ?, with features above plus those of bronchial ?.

Patients can obtain occupational ? for bilateral diffuse pleural
thickening, asbestosis, mesothelioma and asbestos-related bronchial ?.

Answer 5

carcinoma
bronchus
carcinoma
compensation
carcinoma