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Industrial Dust Disease (ILD) Flashcards

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What is Coal miners Pneumoconiosis caused by?

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Inhalation of coal dust

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What is silicosis caused by?

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Inhalation of silicon, which can be seen in glass worker, metal miners, stone quarries

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What is asbestosis caused by?

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Asbestos inhalation

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What is the general presentation of Coal miners Pneumoconiosis?

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Initially asymptomatic then progressive massive midzone lung fibrosis caused by the progression of pneumoconiosis

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What is the general presentation of silicosis?

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Progressive SOB

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What is the general presentation of asbestosis?

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Similar to all ILD

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What is Caplan syndrome?

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The association between rheumatoid, pulmonary rheumatoid nodules and coal miners pneumoconiosis

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What CXR results would be indicative of silicosis?

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Upper lobe fibrosis and egg shell calcification at the hilar nodes

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What else does asbestosis cause?

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Plural disease i.e. benign pleural plaques, diffuse pleural thickenings and mesothelioma

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