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Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1]; Associate Editor(s)-in-Chief: Dushka Riaz, MD
Overview
Patients with pneumoconiosis usually appear breathless. Physical examination of patients with pneumoconiosis is usually remarkable for cough, wheezing and shortness of breath with remote history of occupational exposure to some pathogenic material. [1]
Physical Examination
Physical examination of patients is usually positive for wheezing on auscultation and tachypnea.
Appearance of the Patient
- Patients with pneumoconiosis usually appear with shortness of breath and digital clubbing.
Vital Signs
Lungs
- Decreased breath sounds.
- Wheezing with end-inspiratory crackles.
- PFT with restrictive pattern and decreased FVC.
- Rhonchi can be observed.
Heart
- Accentuation of P2 at the left upper sternal border.
- If cor pulmonale develops, the patient will show JVD, hepatojugular reflux and peripheral edema. [2] [3] [4] [5]
References
- ↑ Cullinan P, Reid P (2013). "Pneumoconiosis". Prim Care Respir J. 22 (2): 249–52. doi:10.4104/pcrj.2013.00055. PMC 6442808. PMID 23708110.
- ↑ Yang HY, Wang JD, Chen PC, Lee JJ (2010). "Pleural plaque related to asbestos mining in Taiwan". J Formos Med Assoc. 109 (12): 928–33. doi:10.1016/S0929-6646(10)60142-8. PMID 21195893.
- ↑ Perret JL, Plush B, Lachapelle P, Hinks TS, Walter C, Clarke P; et al. (2017). "Coal mine dust lung disease in the modern era". Respirology. 22 (4): 662–670. doi:10.1111/resp.13034. PMID 28370783.
- ↑ Munakata M, Homma Y, Matsuzaki M, Ogasawara H, Sasaki Y, Kawakami Y (1985). "Rales in silicosis. A correlative study with physiological and radiological abnormalities". Respiration. 48 (2): 140–4. doi:10.1159/000194814. PMID 4059668.
- ↑ Murphy RL, Gaensler EA, Holford SK, Del Bono EA, Epler G (1984). "Crackles in the early detection of asbestosis". Am Rev Respir Dis. 129 (3): 375–9. doi:10.1164/arrd.1984.129.3.375. PMID 6367573.