Occupational and Environmental Flashcards

0
Q

Most common cancer associated with asbestosis

A

Lung cancer

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
1
Q

Past exposure to asbestos is specifically indicated by these findings on chest x-ray

A

Pleural plaques

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
2
Q

Miminum latency between first exposure and development of lung cancer in asbestosis

A

15-19 years

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
3
Q

Clinical and pathologic features of acute silicosis are similar to this condition

A

Pulmonary alveolar proteinosis

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
4
Q

Intervention that may provide symptomatic relief and slow the progression of acute silicosis

A

Whole-lung lavage

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
5
Q

Characteristic HRCT pattern seen in acute silicosis

A

Crazy paving

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
6
Q

Caused by long-term, less intense exposure to crystalline quartz; small rounded opacities in the upper lobes on CXR after 15-20 years of exposure

A

Simple silicosis

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
7
Q

Pattern of calcification of hilar nodes in silicosis

A

“Eggshell” pattern

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
8
Q

Enlargement of lung masses in silicosis associated with significant functional impairment with both restrictive and obstructive components

A

Progressive massive fibrosis

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
9
Q

Autoimmune connective tissue disorders associated with silicosis (2)

A

RA and scleroderma

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
10
Q

Test for specific cell-mediated immune response to beryllium

A

Beryllium lymphocyte proliferation test

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
11
Q

In a beryllium-sensitized individual, the presence of this finding in lung tissue establishes the diagnosis of chronic beryllium disease

A

Noncaseating granulomas or monocytic infiltration

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
12
Q

Constituent of tungsten carbide (“hard metal”) which is likely the etiologic agent of both the interstitial pneumonitis and the occupational asthma that may occur

A

Cobalt

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
14
Q

Occupational lung disease that should always be considered in patients with clinical findings suggestive of sarcoidosis

A

Chronic beryllium disease

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
15
Q

Toxic chemical agent associated with nasopharyngeal cancer

A

Formaldehyde

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
16
Q

Exposure to this toxic chemical agent from smelting, smoldering, or battery production is associated with ARDS

A

Cadmium fumes

17
Q

Syndrome of fever, chills, malaise, and occasionally mild wheezing after inhalation of volatilized fluoropolymers such as Teflon

A

Polymer fume fever

18
Q

Metal fume fever is a self-limited influenza-like syndrome, which results from acute exposure to fumes or smoke that contain this agent

A

Zinc oxide

19
Q

Most common exposure leading to metal fume fever

A

Welding of galvanized steel

20
Q

A term used to describe the decreased ability to work due to the effects of a medical condition

A

Disability

Impairment refers to the physiologic dysfunction

21
Q

Test to assess airway reactivity in patients with asthma who have normal spirometry

A

Methacholine challenge

22
Q

Indoor exposure to this gas in homes is associated with lung cancer

A

Radon

23
Q

Second leading environmental hazard for poor health, just behind unsafe water, sanitation, and hygiene

A

Indoor exposure to biomass smoke