Exam 2, week 4: Environmental Diseases and OSA Flashcards
Are Environmental Lung diseases and Occupational Lung diseases the same thing?
Yes
What disease category accounts for greatest number of work-related illnesses?
Environmental/Occupational diseases
Pneumoconiosis is an umbrella term that covers what diseases?
Environmental/Occupational diseases
What umbrella term is defined as the changing of lung tissue that occurs from inhaling certain particles?
Pneumoconiosis
If a person were to inhale particles that lead to the changing of their lung tissue, the resulting illness would be called a what?
Pneumoconiosis
What is the element that is found in sand and quartz that is commonly inhaled during glass manufacturing, causing Pneumoconiosis??
a.) Quartecosis
b.) Silicosis
c.) Asbestosis
d.) Pneumatosis
b.) Silicosis is an element that is found in sand and in quartz, which means it is a primary ingredient in most glass.
What type of respiratory diseases can develop asymptomatically for many years?
a.) OPD
b.) COPD
c.) OSA
d.) Chronic Bronchitis
e.) Environmental disease
f.) All of the above
e.) Environmental diseases can develop asymptomatically for many years.
For example, The Pneumoconiosis disease of Silicosis doesn’t typically manifest for at least 5 years.
Why do environmental diseases like silicosis take years to show symptoms?
When the foreign particles invade the body, the body tries to encapsulate the foreign particle. Eventually, the particles build up and cause symptoms.
What is the environmental particle that would cause the pneumoconiosis disease called Asbestosis?
The inhalation of asbestos particles.
Asbestosis causes the buildup of plaque in the alveoli and impairs gas exchange. What lung disease does Asbestosis eventually lead to?
Mesothelioma, which is a cancer.
What pneumoconiosis is also called “Black Lung?”
a.) Asbestosis
b.) Coal Miners Pneumoconiosis
c.) Necropneumocosis
d.) Silicosis
b.) Coal Miners Pneumoconiosis
Black or grey expectorant usually signifies what Pneumoconiosis?
Coal Miners Pneumoconiosis. “Black Lung.”
“The cessation of breathing during sleep”, is known as what Respiratory illness?
Obstructive sleep apnea
Who is more likely to have sleep apnea?
-Men
-Women
Men
Who is more likely to have sleep apnea?
-Male
-Post-menopausal woman
Post menopausal woman
