Public Health Flashcards
1
Q
What is the most common occupational lung disease?
A
Asthma
2
Q
Which healthcare workers have the highest prevalence of TB?
A
Nurses
3
Q
What are the most common chemicals in inhalation incidents?
A
Aldehydes & chlorine
4
Q
Which occupational dust has endotoxins?
A
Cotton dust
5
Q
What non-pneumoconiosis disease has the largest occupational burden?
A
Granulomatous (Sarcoidosis)
6
Q
What causes pulmonary alveolar proteinosis?
A
cleaning fluids, hair spray, silica, wood and aluminum
7
Q
What are the 3 lines of defense against sillicosis?
A
1) eradication 2) education 3) routine checkups
8
Q
How many occupational asthma causative agents have been identified?
A
350
9
Q
Which occupation has the highest prevalence of occupational asthma?
A
Photography and metallurgy (platinum salts)
