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It is a disease common to coal miners?
Black lung disease: A chronic occupational lung disease contracted by the prolonged breathing of coal mine dust. The silica and carbon in the coal dust cause black lung disease. About one of every 20 miners studied in the US has X-ray evidence of black lung disease, a form of pneumoconiosis.
What are some asbestosis treatments available?
There is no know cure for asbestosis, however there are several treatments available. There are drug therapies, surgery, and some home therapies that will help with the disease. Depending on the doctor there may be a combination of treatments.
What type of blood can a person with type B blood can receive type?
People who are of the blood type B can only receive type B or type O. Type A people can receive type A or type O Type AB people can receive type A, B, or O Type O people can only receive type O
Mix up in the nursery of 2 newborns 1 newborn is type O and the other is type A The 2 sets of parents are type Aheterozygous type O and type Ahomozygous type O Which baby goes to who?
Homozygous type O parents get the type O baby
What if your bone structure metabolism and body fat distribution all contribute to?
Body Type
What is Pneumoconiosis?
Pneumoconiosis is an occupational lung disease caused by the inhalation of dust. Such as Black Lung.
What to patient teaching for pneumoconiosis?
Education
Who discovered pneumoconiosis?
different doctors in mining towns
What are some causes of Pneumoconiosis?
Generally, pneumoconiosis is caused by inhalation of dust over long periods of time, usually as the result of mine work or work with asbestos or ground silica.
Is a disease caused by inhaling dust particles?
pneumonomelanosis
What are 4 types of pneumoconiosis?
Anthracosis, asbestosis, silicosis, siderosis.
What is a bagassosis?
A bagassosis is a pneumoconiosis caused by the inhalation of dust from sugarcane processing.
What is black lung disease known as?
Coal workers pneumoconiosis (CWP), is caused by inhaling coal dust.
Benefit checks sent to coal miners totally disabled by pneumoconiosis come how often?
daily
What does the term pneumoconiosis mean?
chronic respiratory disease caused by inhaling metallic or mineral particles
What does pneumoconiosis mean?
a disease of the lungs due to inhalation of dust, characterized by inflammation, coughing, and fibrosis.
What is the medical term meaning abnormal condition of coal dust in the lungs?
Anthracosis is the mild asymptomatic lung disease suffered by most urban dwellers due to air pollution. The full blown disease suffered by coalworkers is pneumoconiosis which is caused by the progressive build up of coaldust in the lungs that cannot be expelled, leading to inflammation, fibrosis and in extreme cases, necrosis of the lungs.Anthracosis
