Environmental Inluences On Respiratory Diseases Flashcards

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When located the cause of someone’s asthma what needs to be taken into consideration?

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Environment:
Pollens, fungi, pets, animals, air pollution

Occupation:
Flour, car sprays, resins, cleaning agents, animals, wood dust

Hobbies:
Instruments, gardening etc

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Hypersensitivity pneumonitis

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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

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COPD what is it?

Common cause and one other:

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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

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