Environmental Diseases Flashcards
particulate diseases?
pneumoconioses
the most common pneumoconioses?
coal workers’, silicosis, asbestosis
“black lung”
coal workers pneumoconiosis
which disease: increasing pulmonary dysfunction, pulmonary hypertension, cor pulmonale
coal workers pneumoconiosis
the most prevalent chronic occupational disease in world?
silicosis
primary effector of silicosis?
TNF released by macrophages
concentrically arranged collagen fibers around an amorphous center?
silicotic nodules
which disease: pulmonary hypertension, cor pulmonale, increased risk of TB
silicosis
true or false: crystalline silica is a carcinogen
True
exposure to … linked to localized plaques, diffuse fibrosis and mesothelioma
asbestos
pleural plaques of dense collagen and calcium?
asbestosis
acute alcoholic change?
mainly CNS, reversible fatty change (steatosis), gastritis/gastric ulceration
cirrhosis of liver and alcoholic hepatitis?
chronic alcoholic changes
mallory bodies?
alcoholic hepatitis
alcoholism associated with increased risk of …
hepatocellular carcinoma
cherry red color of skin and mucous membranes?
acute CO poisoning
chronic effects of CO?
hypoxia, ischemic changes to CNS
which polluntant: hard tissue deposits, peripheral neuropathies and CNS abnormalities, anemia, stippling of red blood cells
lead
oral manifestation of lead?
lead line- lead sulfide from oral microflora
chronic exposure to … yields hyperpigmentation and hyperkeratosis of the palms and soles
arsenic
… associated with increased risk of leukemia?
benzene
polycyclic hydrocarbons- … and … cancer
lung and bladder
dioxins- … disorders, liver and CNS abnormalities
skin
vinyl chloride- … of the liver
angiosarcoma
scraping or rubbing; removal of the superficial layer
abrasion
bruise
contusion
a tear caused by a blunt object
laceration
tear caused by a sharp object
incision
which classes of burn: full thickness, white, charred, dry, anesthetic, total destruction of epidermis/dermis
3rd/4th degree
which classes of burn: partial thickness, pink/mottled with blisters, painful
1st/2nd degree
organ systems most sensitive to radiation?
gonads, lymphoid, hematopoietic, lining of GI
beriberi
thiamin
wernickes encephalopathy
beriberi
which deficiency: glossitis, angular cheilitis, sore throat, anemia
riboflavin
dermatitis, diarrhea, dementia, beefy red tongue, stomatitis
niacin (pellagra)
