Asbestosis

Question 1

What type of Asbestos is more like to causes Asbestosis ?

Answer 1

Blue Asbestos

Question 2

What disease occur due to asbestos?

Answer 2

Mesothelioma 
Bronchial carcinoma
Asbestosis 
Pleural plaques 
Pleural thickening

Question 3

What signs do asbestos fibres cause?

Answer 3

Pleural inflammation
Pericardial inflammation
Diaphragmatic inflammation

Question 4

What type of spirometry pattern does asbestosis cause?

Answer 4

Restrictive

Question 5

What can be heard on auscultation in asbestosis and what does this mean?

Answer 5

Basal crepitations. Implies basal fibrosis

Question 6

Where does asbestosis start?

Answer 6

Upper lobes - pneumoconiosis of the upper lobes

Question 7

How may asbestosis present on CXR?

Answer 7

Overwhelming pulmonary fibrosis

Honeycomb lung

Question 8

Describe the disease process for a patient?

Answer 8

Type 1 reps failure
Type 2 reps failure
Mesothelioma/ Bronchial carcinoma

Question 9

Describe the pleural plaques formed in asbestosis?

Answer 9

Pleural plaques are calcified
Form “Holy leaf’ patterns
Bibasal hemidiaphragm calcification
May be asymptomatic

Question 10

What may be symptoms of mesothelioma?

Answer 10

Weight loss
night sweats
SOB
Haemoptysis