Pneumoconioses

Question 1

Pneumoconioses:

Types

Answer 1

Anthracosis, silicosis, asbetosis

Question 2

Pneumoconioses:

Increased risk for

Answer 2

cor pulmonale

Caplan’s syndrome

Question 3

Pneumoconioses:

Anthracosis

Answer 3

Associated with coal mine (coal miner’s lung)

Affects upper lobe

Question 4

Pneumoconioses:

Silicosis

Answer 4

Associated with foundries, sandblasting and mines

MP respond to silica and release fibrogenic factor.

Question 5

Pneumoconioses:

Silicosis, increased risk for

Answer 5

1) Silica may disrupt phagolysosomes and impair MP,
thus increasing susceptibility to TB
2) Also increased risk for bronchogenic carcinoma

Question 6

Pneumoconioses:

Silicosis, finding

Answer 6

Affects upper lobe

Eggshell calcification of hilar LNs

Question 7

Pneumoconioses:

Asbestosis

Answer 7

Associated with shipbuilding, roofing and plumbing

Associated with increased with incidence of bronchogenic carcinoma and mesothelioma

Question 8

Pneumoconioses:

Asbestosis finding

Answer 8

1) Affects LOWER lobe (vs. anthracosis, silicosis)
2) Ivory white calcified pleural plaques pathognomic of asbestos exposure (but are not precancerous)
3) Golden brown fusiform rods resembling dumbbells.

Question 9

Caplan’s syndrome

Answer 9

Combination of RA and pneumoconiosis,
which manifests as intrapulmonary nodules,
which appear homogenous and well-defined on Xray