Environmental Inluences On Respiratory Diseases Flashcards
When located the cause of someone’s asthma what needs to be taken into consideration?
Environment:
Pollens, fungi, pets, animals, air pollution
Occupation:
Flour, car sprays, resins, cleaning agents, animals, wood dust
Hobbies:
Instruments, gardening etc
Hypersensitivity pneumonitis
It is an inflammation of the alveoli within the lungs caused by hypersensitivity to inhaled substances…
Examples include farmers lung and pigeon fanciers lung, hot tub lung
COPD what is it?
Common cause and one other:
Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease
Typified by airways obstruction so a FEV1/FVC ratio of less than 0.7
Commonest cause = smoking
Other exposures could include, silica, coal, cotton