Pneumoconiosis

Def

occupational lung disease caused by inhalation of mineral dust

cause
1 coal
2 silica
3 asbestos
4 beryllium

1 coal worker pneumo

type
   1 simple
   2 complicated

xray 1nodular sclerosing
     2progressive massive fibrosis
  3 if multip sounde opacity nodule its caplan synd . There is ra factor +

occupation 1coal miner cutter transporter

s/s
cough
breathless
rs clear
resp failure

treatment

no cure
o2



2SilicoSIS

xray
     1 r nodular shawdo
     2 hillar node enlarge
     3 egg shell calci

occupation 1 miner tunneler stone  
           crushes

s/s

cough
breathless
rs clear
resp failure

treatment

no cure
o2


ASBESTOSIS

TYPE
1 white
2 blue
3 brown

xray 1 irregular streaky shawdo in lower lung
     2 pleural plaque
  3 PE
4PLEURAL calci


occupation 1 miner ship fire worker

s/s
cough
breathless
rs clear
resp failure

treatment

no cure
o2