When we heard one of our relatives affected by symptoms asbestosis sure we'll feel anxious. Not only you who will feel a case of it but all those who suffer from asbestosis will experience the same anxiety.
The life of someone who has experienced the symptoms asbestosis will change after getting assurance from the doctor after he checked himself and turned out positive he suffers from asbestosis. you must be thinking what should you do if you suffer from asbestosis?
face of asbestos disease
suffering from asbestosis hear yourself you have to do other than treat it is to confront the disease that you are suffering from asbestosis. Make sure you actually receive asbestosis disease that is in your body (it does not mean resignation) by not complain but accept and continue to try to treat asbestosis.
living with asbestosis
living with asbestosis is not easy, many people who suffer from asbestosis feel prustasi because they think life means suffering from asbestosis has ended.
how living with asbestosis
living with asbestosis means you live with a disease that you suffer so how living with asbestosis? way of living with asbestosis should you get used to the way that you are suffering from asbestosis receive and keep trying to treat what you suffered, never give up on asbestosis disease that you suffer and convince yourself that asbestosis sufferers does not mean you are different from other people in other words you should never feel asbestosis will make your living ends.
Think positive and keep trying to treat asbestosis pain that you are the best way to coexist with asbestosis.
Friday, November 4, 2011
Thursday, October 27, 2011
asbestosis in my neighborhood
One day when explaining a bit about lung disease pulmonary asbestosis to one of my neighbors, I was just explaining what it is asbestosis?. he seemed quite interested in my explanation of asbestosis.
Somehow in the next day he came to my house and he said he wanted to know more detail about asbestosis like, what it is asbestosis?, The symptoms of asbestosis and others about asbestosis.
I asked him, for what you find out more about this and he replied asbestosis because I work in the field of manufacture of asbestos. The answer that made me quite surprised because I know the cause asbestosis in general is asbestos. I told him how long have you worked in the field of manufacture of asbestos and he answered just three months ago.
occurs between our brief conversation between the two of us But I thought about asbestosis information I gave was enough to make him understand. Such conversations that happen between us, let's say my neighbor's name is Andy.
ANDI : Explain to me what it is asbestosis?
ANDI : What are the causes asbestosis?
ME : Inhalation of asbestos fibers can cause scarring (fibrosis) in the lungs. Lung tissue fibrosis that form can not inflate and deflate properly. Severity of the disease depends on the duration of exposure and the number of fibers inhaled.
Exposure to asbestos can be found in the mining and milling industries, construction and other industries. Exposure to asbestos workers' families can also occur from particles brought home on the clothing workers.
Diseases caused by asbestos include:
ANDI : What are symptoms asbestosis?
ME : Symptoms asbestosis appear gradually and emerging only after the formation of scar tissue in large quantities and the lungs lose their elasticity.
The first symptoms are shortness of breath and a mild decrease in the ability to perform calisthenics. About 15% of patients, will experience severe shortness of breath and respiratory failure.
Heavy smokers with chronic bronchitis and asbestosis, will suffer from coughing and wheezing. Inhaling asbestos fibers can sometimes lead to accumulation of fluid in the space between two membranes lining the lungs. Although rare, asbestos can also cause Tumo called mesotheliomas in the pleura or the lining of the abdomen, called peritoneal mesotheliomas.
Mesotheliomas caused by asbestos are malignant and incurable. Mesotheliomas generally arise after exposure krokidolit, one of four types of asbestos. Amosit, the other type, also cause mesotelioma.Krisotil may not cause mesothelioma, but sometimes tainted by tremolit that can cause mesothelioma. Mesothelioma usually occurs after exposure for 30-40 years.
Lung cancer will occur in patients with asbestosis who also smoke, especially those who smoke more than one pack a day.
Other symptoms that may be found:
ANDI : How is the diagnosis of asbestosis?
ME : On physical examination using a stethoscope, will hear the sound crackles. To confirm the diagnosis, usually done the following checks:
ANDI : How is the treatment asbestosis?
ME : supportive treatment to cope with the symptoms is to remove mucus / phlegm from the lungs through the procedure postural drainage, chest percussion and vibration. Given drugs to thin the mucus spray. May need to be given oxygen, either through a facemask (mask) or through a plastic tube mounted on the nostril. Sometimes performed lung transplantation. Fatal mesothelioma, chemotherapy is not very useful and removal of the tumor does not cure cancer.
After I explained all that he asked about the lung disease asbestosis caused by asbestos which he says that he has understood what is asbestosis?.
There is one thing he's saying really makes me very surprised when diya stated that she experienced symptoms asbestosis that I mentioned earlier. I paused to think whether he is experiencing the symptoms asbestosis did she say?, Whether it's as fast as asbestos fibers that cause asbestosis attacking his lungs? and whether this is just excessive worries me alone.
I immediately advised him to get his medicine memerikskan lung asbestosis terrible neighbor problem to ascertain whether the symptoms he experienced the symptoms asbestosis or just plain gejalas influ inza. The next day he came again to my house and he said that he had checked himself into the lung doctor. I asked him how the results of the examination the doctor he said I should wait for the results laboratium for sure what really happened to him.
How do you think happened to the neighbor is my neighbor, whether he was experiencing was actually symptoms asbestosis or just common cold symptoms. y really is happening is because the symptoms asbestosis was before he worked in the manufacture of asbestos he had lived next asbestos manufacturing plant is in the moments before he worked at the plant.
Make sure you read the posts below to find out complete information asbestosis :
Somehow in the next day he came to my house and he said he wanted to know more detail about asbestosis like, what it is asbestosis?, The symptoms of asbestosis and others about asbestosis.
I asked him, for what you find out more about this and he replied asbestosis because I work in the field of manufacture of asbestos. The answer that made me quite surprised because I know the cause asbestosis in general is asbestos. I told him how long have you worked in the field of manufacture of asbestos and he answered just three months ago.
occurs between our brief conversation between the two of us But I thought about asbestosis information I gave was enough to make him understand. Such conversations that happen between us, let's say my neighbor's name is Andy.
ANDI : Explain to me what it is asbestosis?
ME : Asbestosis is a respiratory disease caused by inhaling asbestos fibers, in which the lungs extensive scar tissue is formed.
Asbestos fibers consist of silicate minerals with different chemical composition. If inhaled, asbestos fibers settle in the lungs, causing scarring. Inhalation of asbestos can also cause thickening of the pleura (the membrane that lines the lungs).ANDI : What are the causes asbestosis?
ME : Inhalation of asbestos fibers can cause scarring (fibrosis) in the lungs. Lung tissue fibrosis that form can not inflate and deflate properly. Severity of the disease depends on the duration of exposure and the number of fibers inhaled.
Exposure to asbestos can be found in the mining and milling industries, construction and other industries. Exposure to asbestos workers' families can also occur from particles brought home on the clothing workers.
Diseases caused by asbestos include:
- Pleural plaques
- Malignant mesothelioma
- Pleural effusion.
ANDI : What are symptoms asbestosis?
ME : Symptoms asbestosis appear gradually and emerging only after the formation of scar tissue in large quantities and the lungs lose their elasticity.
The first symptoms are shortness of breath and a mild decrease in the ability to perform calisthenics. About 15% of patients, will experience severe shortness of breath and respiratory failure.
Heavy smokers with chronic bronchitis and asbestosis, will suffer from coughing and wheezing. Inhaling asbestos fibers can sometimes lead to accumulation of fluid in the space between two membranes lining the lungs. Although rare, asbestos can also cause Tumo called mesotheliomas in the pleura or the lining of the abdomen, called peritoneal mesotheliomas.
Mesotheliomas caused by asbestos are malignant and incurable. Mesotheliomas generally arise after exposure krokidolit, one of four types of asbestos. Amosit, the other type, also cause mesotelioma.Krisotil may not cause mesothelioma, but sometimes tainted by tremolit that can cause mesothelioma. Mesothelioma usually occurs after exposure for 30-40 years.
Lung cancer will occur in patients with asbestosis who also smoke, especially those who smoke more than one pack a day.
Other symptoms that may be found:
- cough
- tightness in chest
- chest pain
- nail abnormalities or clubbing of fingers (fingers form that resembles a drum percussion).
ANDI : How is the diagnosis of asbestosis?
ME : On physical examination using a stethoscope, will hear the sound crackles. To confirm the diagnosis, usually done the following checks:
- Chest X-rays
- Lung function tests
- CT scan of the lung.
ANDI : How is the treatment asbestosis?
ME : supportive treatment to cope with the symptoms is to remove mucus / phlegm from the lungs through the procedure postural drainage, chest percussion and vibration. Given drugs to thin the mucus spray. May need to be given oxygen, either through a facemask (mask) or through a plastic tube mounted on the nostril. Sometimes performed lung transplantation. Fatal mesothelioma, chemotherapy is not very useful and removal of the tumor does not cure cancer.
After I explained all that he asked about the lung disease asbestosis caused by asbestos which he says that he has understood what is asbestosis?.
There is one thing he's saying really makes me very surprised when diya stated that she experienced symptoms asbestosis that I mentioned earlier. I paused to think whether he is experiencing the symptoms asbestosis did she say?, Whether it's as fast as asbestos fibers that cause asbestosis attacking his lungs? and whether this is just excessive worries me alone.
I immediately advised him to get his medicine memerikskan lung asbestosis terrible neighbor problem to ascertain whether the symptoms he experienced the symptoms asbestosis or just plain gejalas influ inza. The next day he came again to my house and he said that he had checked himself into the lung doctor. I asked him how the results of the examination the doctor he said I should wait for the results laboratium for sure what really happened to him.
How do you think happened to the neighbor is my neighbor, whether he was experiencing was actually symptoms asbestosis or just common cold symptoms. y really is happening is because the symptoms asbestosis was before he worked in the manufacture of asbestos he had lived next asbestos manufacturing plant is in the moments before he worked at the plant.
Make sure you read the posts below to find out complete information asbestosis :
Wednesday, October 26, 2011
How is Asbestosis Diagnosed?
How is Asbestosis Diagnosed?
Asbestosis is a respiratory disease caused by exposure to asbestos and fibers.
Asbestosis is also called idiopathic interstitial pneumonitis, asbestosis affects the lung parenchyma tissue, and is characterized by symptoms such as dyspnea, or shortness of breath, and increased risk of developing various types of lung cancer. In fact, mesothelioma is a complication that can arise in patients with asbestosis.
you still remember it was not the explanation in my post, what is asbestosis?
Now we will discuss HOW asbestosis diagnosed?
Asbestosis can be difficult to diagnose as symptoms can take several decades before it appeared.
Also because of poor record keeping and regulation of the construction industry last year, it?hard for people to be able to identify and prove exposure to asbestos.
So how is it possible to correctly diagnose the condition?
Diagnosis is possible through the presence of common symptoms associated with asbestosis. Common symptoms include:
Shortness of breath after the move? getting worse over time, Shortness of breath at rest and during sleep, Chest pain and tightness caused by scar tissue from asbestos. Symptoms often describe it as, like a rubber band around the chest,?? Chronic cough without fever that may be dry or productive.
This is a common symptom that may be applicable to several pulmonary diseases. So the other tests and diagnostic tools are essential. These include:
Chest X-rays? which will show scarring, inflammation, and lung calcification. Chest imaging? can indicate the presence of tumors or cancer. Personal history? important for the diagnosis asbestosis and the need to include the history of those close to patients who have been exposed to asbestosis as it travels so easily. Lung biopsy? the best for a definitive diagnosis asbestosis, but it is rarely done because as there is no cure, treatment is directed at reducing the symptoms of the disease.
we must understand asbestosis to ascertain whether we are exposed to asbestosis or not, let's say as an act of your knowledge about asbestosis. if you are exposed to asbestosis telh I expect you to immediately see a physician about asbestosis.
if you forget what it was asbestosis please re-post my bac specifically discuss what it is asbestosis?
quite up here before the discussion about How is asbestosis diagnosed? for more specific info about asbestosis I will discuss in my next post. I hope this post helpful to you seeking information about asbestosis.
Asbestosis is a respiratory disease caused by exposure to asbestos and fibers.
Asbestosis is also called idiopathic interstitial pneumonitis, asbestosis affects the lung parenchyma tissue, and is characterized by symptoms such as dyspnea, or shortness of breath, and increased risk of developing various types of lung cancer. In fact, mesothelioma is a complication that can arise in patients with asbestosis.
you still remember it was not the explanation in my post, what is asbestosis?
Now we will discuss HOW asbestosis diagnosed?
Asbestosis can be difficult to diagnose as symptoms can take several decades before it appeared.
Also because of poor record keeping and regulation of the construction industry last year, it?hard for people to be able to identify and prove exposure to asbestos.
So how is it possible to correctly diagnose the condition?
Diagnosis is possible through the presence of common symptoms associated with asbestosis. Common symptoms include:
Shortness of breath after the move? getting worse over time, Shortness of breath at rest and during sleep, Chest pain and tightness caused by scar tissue from asbestos. Symptoms often describe it as, like a rubber band around the chest,?? Chronic cough without fever that may be dry or productive.
This is a common symptom that may be applicable to several pulmonary diseases. So the other tests and diagnostic tools are essential. These include:
Chest X-rays? which will show scarring, inflammation, and lung calcification. Chest imaging? can indicate the presence of tumors or cancer. Personal history? important for the diagnosis asbestosis and the need to include the history of those close to patients who have been exposed to asbestosis as it travels so easily. Lung biopsy? the best for a definitive diagnosis asbestosis, but it is rarely done because as there is no cure, treatment is directed at reducing the symptoms of the disease.
we must understand asbestosis to ascertain whether we are exposed to asbestosis or not, let's say as an act of your knowledge about asbestosis. if you are exposed to asbestosis telh I expect you to immediately see a physician about asbestosis.
if you forget what it was asbestosis please re-post my bac specifically discuss what it is asbestosis?
quite up here before the discussion about How is asbestosis diagnosed? for more specific info about asbestosis I will discuss in my next post. I hope this post helpful to you seeking information about asbestosis.
Asbestosis
Asbestosis, What is Asbestosis ?
what it is asbestosis?
Asbestosis is a respiratory disease caused by inhaling asbestos fibers, in which the lungs extensive scar tissue is formed.
Asbestosis disease is due to inhalation of asbestos dust, causing penumokoniosis characterized by pulmonary fibrosis. Exposure can occur in therah industry and mining, can also occur in the area around the factory or the mine where the air is polluted by asbestos dust. Workers can be exposed to asbestosis is working in the mines, milling, transportation, merchant, ship workers and asbestos workers destroyer.
ExaminationIn the early stages many of the physical examination showed no abnormalities, due to diffuse fibrosis can be wet sounding crackles in the posterior lower lobe. This sounds more clearly when there bronchiectasis due to extensive distortion due flbrosis paw. January clubbing (clubbing) senng found in asbestosis.
RadiologicalChanges in chest X-ray is more obvious in the middle and bottom of the paw, can be either diffuse spots or spots that patht, shadow heart often becomes blurred. Diafagma be rising at an advanced stage because of shrinking paw. Pleural thickening usually occurs biral, visible in the middle and lower areas, especially when arising calcification. When the process further look at the picture of a wasp nest lower lobe. May be found in bronchial malignancy or mesothelioma. Unlike the coal penumokoniosis asbestosis and silicosis which patients may have symptoms of shortness of breath without chest radiograph abnormalities.
Physiology Lung Examination.
Examination of lung physiology showed abnormalities restriction though no symptoms in most patients there are abnormalities obsiruksi asbestosis. Diffusion capacity and decreased lung compliance, hypoxemia occurs at an advanced stage.
Lung BiopsyLung biopsy may be necessary in certain cases to establish the diagnosis. Transbronchial lung biopsy should be done to mendapakatan lung tissue. Bronchoscopy examination is also useful rule out or confirm the presence of bronchial carcinoma found together.
Treatment and Prevention.
There is no specific treatment and effective on a lung disease caused by dust industries such as asbestosis. The disease usually have symptoms when abnormalities lanjuL In silicosis and asbestosis diagnosis has been established when the disease may continue to be massive fibrosis although the exposure is removed. When the pulmonary physiology have shown abnormalities in obstructive bronchitis industry, meaning abnormality has become irreversibleTreatment is generally symptoms asbestosis, which is to reduce symptoms. Another drug that is given is supportivePreventive action is the most hoops action on the management of pulmonary disease caused by industrial dust. Various precautions need to be done to prevent disease or reduce the rate of disease. Please note whether in an industry or workplace there are substances that can cause abnormalities in the lungs or can cause asbestosis. Levels of dust in the workplace lowered as low as possible by improving materials processing techniques, such as water usage to reduce the flying dust. If levels remain high dust of workers required to wear protective equipment. Pulmonary physiology and radiological examination before a worker and a periodic examination for early detection of abnormalities that arise. If someone has mendenita disease asbestosis, move to a place that is not exposed might reduce the rate of diseaseWorkers should stop smoking, especially when working in places that have a risk of disease idustri bronchitis and lung cancer, because cigarette smoke thpat elevate the risk of diseasePatients who are atopic ideally recommended to avoid the obvious place thpat trigger asthma attacks, such as silk production, detergents, and the work that has exposure to platinum salts. Industries and workplaces that have a high risk of causing asthma attacks should not menenima atopic employees. Workers who work should be avoided mendenita asthma and exposure to substances in the workplace.
The question that must be planted in your heart is whether you are working can cause asbestosis or not?
in my post tomorrow will be discussed about what it is asbestosis?. to expect you to understand clearly what is associated with asbestosis.
Friday, October 21, 2011
Smoking and Asbestosis
Asbestosis and mesothelioma are two different diseases. Asbestosis occurs when a person is exposed to asbestos materials at work or at home for an extended period of time. Prolonged exposure to this material causes scarring in the lung tissue which in turn can cause breathing difficulties. Patients must keep in mind that asbestosis is not considered to be mesothelioma. This can lead, however, the development of mesothelioma symptoms if not diagnosed and treated properly. Once the disease is discovered by a physician, it is difficult to treat and eliminate because of capacity development into other forms of lung disease and cancer.
If someone has been exposed to asbestos materials, there are certain ways in which cancer can be prevented. Most importantly, asbestos is used in new homes and office buildings has come to stop because of the risk. If a person is exposed through their work site, however, he must be told by her employer because of federal and state regulations. This is the choice of employees to determine whether or not he or she feels comfortable in an environment containing material.
Another important way to reduce the risk of contracting asbestosis is to stop smoking completely. Smoking does not cause the type of disease, but may increase the risk. Smoking, especially combined with alcohol or other drug use, are a serious threat to the health of patients. Asbestosis is caused by smoking, but smoking speeds the process of developing health complications. Number of smoking and the length of time someone has been smoking contributes to whether or not he or she may contract a lung disease related. Therefore, patients who smoke for a long time (especially those who started when they were young) have a higher chance of lung cancer and other diseases. Location of different cancers (lung, esophagus, and oral cavity) depending on the type of tobacco product use.
By giving up smoking, asbestosis may increase a patient's life expectancy and can be treated quickly, with fewer complications. Some individuals who have been exposed to asbestos and non-smokers still have the risk of developing lung cancer types if they are around those who smoke heavily. Passive smoking, however, is twenty to thirty times less risk of developing cancer than those who were heavy smokers. It is important for non-smokers to be tested, especially if they believe that they have been infected with asbestos at any point in their lives. Just because someone does not smoke, does not mean they are safe from the impact that might follow from the inhalation of asbestos and passive smoking.
References:
http://www.maacenter.org/mesothelioma/smoking/smoking-asbestosis.php
If someone has been exposed to asbestos materials, there are certain ways in which cancer can be prevented. Most importantly, asbestos is used in new homes and office buildings has come to stop because of the risk. If a person is exposed through their work site, however, he must be told by her employer because of federal and state regulations. This is the choice of employees to determine whether or not he or she feels comfortable in an environment containing material.
Another important way to reduce the risk of contracting asbestosis is to stop smoking completely. Smoking does not cause the type of disease, but may increase the risk. Smoking, especially combined with alcohol or other drug use, are a serious threat to the health of patients. Asbestosis is caused by smoking, but smoking speeds the process of developing health complications. Number of smoking and the length of time someone has been smoking contributes to whether or not he or she may contract a lung disease related. Therefore, patients who smoke for a long time (especially those who started when they were young) have a higher chance of lung cancer and other diseases. Location of different cancers (lung, esophagus, and oral cavity) depending on the type of tobacco product use.
By giving up smoking, asbestosis may increase a patient's life expectancy and can be treated quickly, with fewer complications. Some individuals who have been exposed to asbestos and non-smokers still have the risk of developing lung cancer types if they are around those who smoke heavily. Passive smoking, however, is twenty to thirty times less risk of developing cancer than those who were heavy smokers. It is important for non-smokers to be tested, especially if they believe that they have been infected with asbestos at any point in their lives. Just because someone does not smoke, does not mean they are safe from the impact that might follow from the inhalation of asbestos and passive smoking.
References:
http://www.maacenter.org/mesothelioma/smoking/smoking-asbestosis.php
Thursday, October 20, 2011
Asbestosis Treatment
After you find out about what is asbestosis?, now we will discuss the treatment asbestosis.
Asbestosis, also called interstitial fibrosis rather than asbestos lung cancer are directly fatal. It is a lung disease that causes chronic inflammation of significant scarring of the tissue lining the lung parenchyma. Although not malignant diseases such as mesothelioma, asbestosis is still a serious condition that can cause a painful and debilitating symptoms asbestosis.
The lungs are responsible for the oxygenation of the blood while carbon dioxide is removed and exhaled. The development asbestosis and related parenchymal scarring inhibits gas exchange process, making it more difficult to provide the body with adequate blood oxygenation.
Smokers who have been exposed to asbestos are more likely to develop asbestosis or one of the more serious asbestos disease. Asbestosis sufferers who continue to smoke may further aggravate their condition, making the treatment for asbestosis is more difficult and significantly hinder daily activities.
Curative treatment Asbestosis
Like many diseases associated with asbestos, there is no curative treatment can be given to patients with asbestosis. Scar tissue that characterizes Asbestosis is an irreversible turn of events that, in certain cases, may require surgical removal of the lungs were too damaged to serve a purpose.
Asbestosis forever will inhibit the function of lung sufferers to a certain extent. As a result, asbestosis treatment is focused on providing victims with relief of symptoms through the use of palliative care.
Treatment of symptomatic disease or known as a palliative. Lung scarring associated with asbestosis is such that it can cause a significant decrease in total lung capacity of patients (TLC). As a result, doctors often give oxygen therapy for sufferers of asbestosis in order to provide relief from a sense of shortness of breath.
Excessive lung scarring can also result in the buildup of mucous secretions are more inhibited lung capacity. Thus, there are a number of palliative asbestosis treatments that are used to loosen and remove secretions from the lungs. The most common procedure used is postural drainage.
Postural drainage uses body position and specific gravity that keeps the head in a position lower than the chest. Position results in a gravity-assisted removal of lung secretions.
Postural drainage procedure is usually performed in conjunction with another technique called chest percussion palliative. Chest percussion involves physical applause chest to loosen lung secretions before postural drainage.
In addition, many asbestosis sufferers are treated with some medications used to help thin buildups and peripheral airway secretions are clearly in a way similar to chest percussion. Medications such as those believed to be more effective than chest percussion and therefore often used in conjunction with postural drainage treatment asbestosis.
Hopefully posting on asbestosis treatment is beneficial for you all. Make sure you read the posts below to find out complete information asbestosis :
Asbestosis, also called interstitial fibrosis rather than asbestos lung cancer are directly fatal. It is a lung disease that causes chronic inflammation of significant scarring of the tissue lining the lung parenchyma. Although not malignant diseases such as mesothelioma, asbestosis is still a serious condition that can cause a painful and debilitating symptoms asbestosis.
The lungs are responsible for the oxygenation of the blood while carbon dioxide is removed and exhaled. The development asbestosis and related parenchymal scarring inhibits gas exchange process, making it more difficult to provide the body with adequate blood oxygenation.
Smokers who have been exposed to asbestos are more likely to develop asbestosis or one of the more serious asbestos disease. Asbestosis sufferers who continue to smoke may further aggravate their condition, making the treatment for asbestosis is more difficult and significantly hinder daily activities.
Curative treatment Asbestosis
Like many diseases associated with asbestos, there is no curative treatment can be given to patients with asbestosis. Scar tissue that characterizes Asbestosis is an irreversible turn of events that, in certain cases, may require surgical removal of the lungs were too damaged to serve a purpose.
Asbestosis forever will inhibit the function of lung sufferers to a certain extent. As a result, asbestosis treatment is focused on providing victims with relief of symptoms through the use of palliative care.
Treatment of symptomatic disease or known as a palliative. Lung scarring associated with asbestosis is such that it can cause a significant decrease in total lung capacity of patients (TLC). As a result, doctors often give oxygen therapy for sufferers of asbestosis in order to provide relief from a sense of shortness of breath.
Excessive lung scarring can also result in the buildup of mucous secretions are more inhibited lung capacity. Thus, there are a number of palliative asbestosis treatments that are used to loosen and remove secretions from the lungs. The most common procedure used is postural drainage.
Postural drainage uses body position and specific gravity that keeps the head in a position lower than the chest. Position results in a gravity-assisted removal of lung secretions.
Postural drainage procedure is usually performed in conjunction with another technique called chest percussion palliative. Chest percussion involves physical applause chest to loosen lung secretions before postural drainage.
In addition, many asbestosis sufferers are treated with some medications used to help thin buildups and peripheral airway secretions are clearly in a way similar to chest percussion. Medications such as those believed to be more effective than chest percussion and therefore often used in conjunction with postural drainage treatment asbestosis.
Hopefully posting on asbestosis treatment is beneficial for you all. Make sure you read the posts below to find out complete information asbestosis :
Saturday, October 15, 2011
General Question about asbestosis.
Probably still a few people in this world who knows what causes asbestosis? and asbestosis occurs. Whereas asbestosis was one of a lung disease that biased endanger someone's life if he is exposed to asbestosis.
For people who do not know about asbestosis will surely ask what is asbestosis?, What is the cause asbestosis? , What the symptoms asbestosis and many other questions associated with asbestosis akn ejected it.
Questions about asbestosis that we must answer is clearly to ensure that they receive information asbestosis can make them really understand, at least they know what is asbestosis?, symptoms asbestosis, cause asbestosis.
What is asbestoisi?
Actually I already explained what is asbestosis? in a particular post, where I explain in detail about what is asbestosis?. For complete information please click here what is asbestosis?.
What causes asbestosis?
What Did you already mempaca my post what is asbestosis?. If you telh aka tone finished reading another question is what causes asbestosis?, This problem also I will discuss in a special post that I would give the title of the cause asbestosis. For information lenkpnya wait and see I will discuss in another post.
What are the symptoms asbestosis?
After knowing what it is asbestosis? you have to know what the symptoms asbestosis. The symptoms asbestosis I have discussed in a few days ago you guys please read the posts that say give the title of the symptoms asbestosis or you can simply click here the symptoms asbestosis.
These three general questions about asbestosis it is enough to simply find out information representing asbestosis. However, there is still one more question which should be known by the public of how to treat sbestosis?. For this issue I will discuss later on another occasion.
For people who do not know about asbestosis will surely ask what is asbestosis?, What is the cause asbestosis? , What the symptoms asbestosis and many other questions associated with asbestosis akn ejected it.
Questions about asbestosis that we must answer is clearly to ensure that they receive information asbestosis can make them really understand, at least they know what is asbestosis?, symptoms asbestosis, cause asbestosis.
What is asbestoisi?
Actually I already explained what is asbestosis? in a particular post, where I explain in detail about what is asbestosis?. For complete information please click here what is asbestosis?.
What causes asbestosis?
What Did you already mempaca my post what is asbestosis?. If you telh aka tone finished reading another question is what causes asbestosis?, This problem also I will discuss in a special post that I would give the title of the cause asbestosis. For information lenkpnya wait and see I will discuss in another post.
What are the symptoms asbestosis?
After knowing what it is asbestosis? you have to know what the symptoms asbestosis. The symptoms asbestosis I have discussed in a few days ago you guys please read the posts that say give the title of the symptoms asbestosis or you can simply click here the symptoms asbestosis.
These three general questions about asbestosis it is enough to simply find out information representing asbestosis. However, there is still one more question which should be known by the public of how to treat sbestosis?. For this issue I will discuss later on another occasion.
Thursday, October 13, 2011
Facts Asbestosis
Asbestosis, like mesothelioma, is a disease that could be avoided if it was possible to avoid asbestos fibers completely. Unfortunately, asbestos remains a ubiquitous part of America. It won't disappear anytime soon. Although many industrialized countries have banned asbestos, the United States is not one of those, preferring to just regulate a toxic substance that has proven to be deadly. It has value that businesses believe is worth the risk.
Here is a primer on asbestosis, just the facts and the figures:- Asbestosis is not a cancer, although it can increase the risk of developing either lung cancer or mesothelioma.
- Asbestosis is a breathing disorder, a lung disease caused by a prolonged accumulation of asbestos fibers in the lungs. It causes scarring of lung tissues, leading to a gradual thickening.
- Asbestosis symptoms can range from mild to severe, and they usually don't appear until many years after the exposure to asbestos.
- An estimated 125 million people in the world today are exposed to asbestos in the workplace, according to the World Health Organizations.
- Despite active removal efforts throughout the country, an estimated 1.3 million general-industry workers in the United States potentially are exposed each year to asbestos. Many of those are involved in the manipulation during renovation or demolition activities that involve asbestos.
- There are an estimated 1,880 tons of asbestos imported annually into the Unites States, according to a United States Geology survey for manufacturing.
- More than 107,000 people world-wide die each year from asbestos-related, occupational exposure, from illnesses like lung cancer, mesothelioma and asbestosis.
- Asbestosis is caused exclusively from an exposure to asbestos.
- The United States and Canada are the last two industrial countries in the world that have not banned asbestos, although regulations do exist. More than 50 countries have banned asbestos.
- Asbestosis was identified as the underlying cause of death for more than 9,000 people in the United States from 1968 to 2005, according to the American Public Health Association.
- The first official diagnosis of asbestosis, described in medical literature, was made in 1924 by an English doctor. The patient was a textile worker named Nellie Kershaw. Her death resulted in the first asbestos-related industry regulations, which began in 1932.
- There is no curative treatment for asbestosis. Treatments include oxygen therapy at home, which often relieves the shortness of breath and removes secretions from the lungs.
- It can take anywhere from 10-50 years for symptoms asbestosis to occur following a first exposure to asbestos.
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Wednesday, October 12, 2011
Asbestosis Prognosis
Sometimes we do not recognize the symptoms asbestosis since asbestosis symptoms similar to regular flu symptoms. But if we feel the symptoms asbestosis long enough you should consult your medicine expert in the field of asbestosis.Asbestosis prognosis in general there are three forms, namely: Asbestosis Positive Prognosis, Asbestosis Prognosis Negative, asbestosis survivability.
An asbestosis prognosis can be determined following the diagnosis of the condition. When compared with people like that, a more serious asbestos disease malignant (malignant mesothelioma, asbestos lung cancer, asbestos larynx cancer), asbestosis prognosis is usually more positive, although it is important to read about the prognosis of mesothelioma has an accurate comparison between these two malignancies.
Like most other asbestos diseases, asbestosis (pulmonary fibrosis) is latent and can take decades to fully develop and become symptom. Prolonged exposure to asbestos puts a person at increased risk of developing asbestosis cases, however, not clear exactly how much exposure is a significant risk asbestosis.
Asbestosis can be determined prognosis following diagnosis of lung cancer to asbestos. The development of asbestosis symptoms, including cough, shortness of breath and chest, usually ask the patient to seek medical attention. After the initial physical assessment of the patient, the doctor will apply the use of chest imaging scan (x-rays, MRIs, CT scans) so as to view the lungs to make sure the symptoms asbestosis. Scarring of the lung parenchymal tissue associated with the onset of asbestosis can be seen clearly through the scan of the chest. Asbestosis prognosis depends on the amount of scarring that has occurred.
Asbestosis Prognosis Positive
small asbestosis may only require the use of bronchodilators and other medications designed to thin lung secretions and improve breathing. Asbestosis palliative care, such as postural drainage and chest percussion, which is often used to loosen mucus buildups in the lungs, further improve breathing. If a patient with asbestosis hampered by the small fluid collections, drainage can help to provide relief from chest pain.
Asbestosis Prognosis Negative
Serious cases asbestosis may require ongoing treatment. Significant lung scarring can cause severe reduction in total lung capacity (TLC). While asbestosis itself is non-malignant and do not directly fatal, the effect can be attributed to the rise of secondary conditions that can lead to death. For example, a significant reduction in total lung capacity can lead to congestive heart failure.
Asbestosis is associated with congestive heart failure because the heart must work harder to push blood through the lungs damaged. Fatigue as the heart muscles weaken causing vital organs, and fluid accumulates in the lungs. This buildup of fluid forcing the heart to pump harder to heart weakens and becomes too much work in such a way that failed, causing death.
According to the National Center for Health Statistics (NCHS), there are about 550 deaths associated with asbestosis in 2001. Death is caused as a result of complications asbestosis.
Asbestosis Survivability
Although asbestosis is a lung disease can not be cured, patients can live with the condition for years without giving up on a secondary effect. Asbestosis palliative care can help to limit the effects of the disease and improve the daily sufferers' lives, however, scarring of lung tissue is irreversible problem that will forever affect the patient's asbestosis.
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An asbestosis prognosis can be determined following the diagnosis of the condition. When compared with people like that, a more serious asbestos disease malignant (malignant mesothelioma, asbestos lung cancer, asbestos larynx cancer), asbestosis prognosis is usually more positive, although it is important to read about the prognosis of mesothelioma has an accurate comparison between these two malignancies.
Like most other asbestos diseases, asbestosis (pulmonary fibrosis) is latent and can take decades to fully develop and become symptom. Prolonged exposure to asbestos puts a person at increased risk of developing asbestosis cases, however, not clear exactly how much exposure is a significant risk asbestosis.
Asbestosis can be determined prognosis following diagnosis of lung cancer to asbestos. The development of asbestosis symptoms, including cough, shortness of breath and chest, usually ask the patient to seek medical attention. After the initial physical assessment of the patient, the doctor will apply the use of chest imaging scan (x-rays, MRIs, CT scans) so as to view the lungs to make sure the symptoms asbestosis. Scarring of the lung parenchymal tissue associated with the onset of asbestosis can be seen clearly through the scan of the chest. Asbestosis prognosis depends on the amount of scarring that has occurred.
Asbestosis Prognosis Positive
small asbestosis may only require the use of bronchodilators and other medications designed to thin lung secretions and improve breathing. Asbestosis palliative care, such as postural drainage and chest percussion, which is often used to loosen mucus buildups in the lungs, further improve breathing. If a patient with asbestosis hampered by the small fluid collections, drainage can help to provide relief from chest pain.
Asbestosis Prognosis Negative
Serious cases asbestosis may require ongoing treatment. Significant lung scarring can cause severe reduction in total lung capacity (TLC). While asbestosis itself is non-malignant and do not directly fatal, the effect can be attributed to the rise of secondary conditions that can lead to death. For example, a significant reduction in total lung capacity can lead to congestive heart failure.
Asbestosis is associated with congestive heart failure because the heart must work harder to push blood through the lungs damaged. Fatigue as the heart muscles weaken causing vital organs, and fluid accumulates in the lungs. This buildup of fluid forcing the heart to pump harder to heart weakens and becomes too much work in such a way that failed, causing death.
According to the National Center for Health Statistics (NCHS), there are about 550 deaths associated with asbestosis in 2001. Death is caused as a result of complications asbestosis.
Asbestosis Survivability
Although asbestosis is a lung disease can not be cured, patients can live with the condition for years without giving up on a secondary effect. Asbestosis palliative care can help to limit the effects of the disease and improve the daily sufferers' lives, however, scarring of lung tissue is irreversible problem that will forever affect the patient's asbestosis.
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Monday, October 10, 2011
symptoms asbestosis
A few days ago I have explained briefly about the symptoms asbestosis. So now I will discuss the symptoms asbestosis in detail and clearly. Along with mesothelioma, lung cancer, pleural disease, and several other conditions, asbestosis is one of several diseases associated with inhalation of asbestos fibers over long time periods. It is unknown what level of exposure to asbestos, if any, is safe. Even family members of asbestos industry workers are at risk for contracting the disease-related asbestosis from inhaling fibers brought home shoes and clothes of family members. However, unlike many other diseases associated with asbestos that can be caused by things other than asbestos, asbestosis is only caused by asbestos exposure. No other potential sources.
Asbestosis usually takes between 20 to 30 years, or more, to manifest itself after exposure to asbestos.
Unlike asbestos lung cancer or malignant mesothelioma cancer, asbestosis is not cancerous diseases, is also not considered as asbestos cancer, but not the kind of lung fibrosis. This means that the sacs in the lungs where fresh oxygen is transferred into the blood stream of carbon dioxide is filtered and used to be full of fibroid tissue. The fibroid tissue, which is like scar tissue, building up to the lungs can not expand properly in order to allow the patient to take a full breath of air. What does not make the air into the lungs can not transfer into the blood stream. As a result the person has a debilitating respiratory disease and potentially fatal.
Symptoms asbestosis progress as the disease gets worse. There are usually no symptoms or very mild symptoms in the early exposed to asbestosis, followed by a gradual building number and severity of symptoms. One specific early symptoms asbestosis is shortness of breath, or dyspnea. The shortness of breath is most noticeable when the person is exercising, and as conditions worsened, even asbestosis occurs when the patient does not exert himself. It can also begin to feel as though a lot of effort is required to take a breath, and in fact this is true. As the scar tissue forming in the lungs and they become more and more rigid, requiring more physical effort to force them to expand to allow retrieval of breath. These problems are diagnosed and measured by lung function tests: tests that measure the ability of the lungs' to hold the air, and the amount of air can be exhaled with force. Symptoms asbestosis include persistent dry cough, chronic fatigue, chest pain that gets worse in a full breath, also called pleuritic pain, weight loss that can not be explained, and the crackling sound on inhalation when a doctor listening to the lungs with a stethoscope .
A less common symptoms asbestosis is a thickening of the fingertips, called clubbing, and sometimes associated with changes in the appearance of nails.
As asbestosis can cause worsening of other medical complications that have signs and symptoms of their own. Once scar tissue has built up to the point of causing serious problems with developing lungs, can also cause high blood pressure from the lungs, pleuritic hypertension. This in turn can cause heart problems, including right ventricular enlargement and eventually heart failure. Exposure to asbestos-related conditions continue to make bad, so it is important to avoid exposure to asbestos continues. It is also important to avoid smoking, which makes all the bad conditions or exposed to asbestosis trigger.
CT Scan Although there is no cure, doctors can treat the symptoms asbestosis. There are drugs that improve lung function, and in some cases doctors may prescribe oxygen for first aid to asbestosis. In other cases part of the scar tissue that can be very severe surgery. For other types of cases doctors may look at the lung more closely with both CT scans, or by endoscopy. If the mass of visible, they may use an endoscope to perform a biopsy of questionable tissue without doing the full surgery on people with asbestosis.
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Asbestosis usually takes between 20 to 30 years, or more, to manifest itself after exposure to asbestos.
Unlike asbestos lung cancer or malignant mesothelioma cancer, asbestosis is not cancerous diseases, is also not considered as asbestos cancer, but not the kind of lung fibrosis. This means that the sacs in the lungs where fresh oxygen is transferred into the blood stream of carbon dioxide is filtered and used to be full of fibroid tissue. The fibroid tissue, which is like scar tissue, building up to the lungs can not expand properly in order to allow the patient to take a full breath of air. What does not make the air into the lungs can not transfer into the blood stream. As a result the person has a debilitating respiratory disease and potentially fatal.
Symptoms asbestosis progress as the disease gets worse. There are usually no symptoms or very mild symptoms in the early exposed to asbestosis, followed by a gradual building number and severity of symptoms. One specific early symptoms asbestosis is shortness of breath, or dyspnea. The shortness of breath is most noticeable when the person is exercising, and as conditions worsened, even asbestosis occurs when the patient does not exert himself. It can also begin to feel as though a lot of effort is required to take a breath, and in fact this is true. As the scar tissue forming in the lungs and they become more and more rigid, requiring more physical effort to force them to expand to allow retrieval of breath. These problems are diagnosed and measured by lung function tests: tests that measure the ability of the lungs' to hold the air, and the amount of air can be exhaled with force. Symptoms asbestosis include persistent dry cough, chronic fatigue, chest pain that gets worse in a full breath, also called pleuritic pain, weight loss that can not be explained, and the crackling sound on inhalation when a doctor listening to the lungs with a stethoscope .
A less common symptoms asbestosis is a thickening of the fingertips, called clubbing, and sometimes associated with changes in the appearance of nails.
As asbestosis can cause worsening of other medical complications that have signs and symptoms of their own. Once scar tissue has built up to the point of causing serious problems with developing lungs, can also cause high blood pressure from the lungs, pleuritic hypertension. This in turn can cause heart problems, including right ventricular enlargement and eventually heart failure. Exposure to asbestos-related conditions continue to make bad, so it is important to avoid exposure to asbestos continues. It is also important to avoid smoking, which makes all the bad conditions or exposed to asbestosis trigger.
CT Scan Although there is no cure, doctors can treat the symptoms asbestosis. There are drugs that improve lung function, and in some cases doctors may prescribe oxygen for first aid to asbestosis. In other cases part of the scar tissue that can be very severe surgery. For other types of cases doctors may look at the lung more closely with both CT scans, or by endoscopy. If the mass of visible, they may use an endoscope to perform a biopsy of questionable tissue without doing the full surgery on people with asbestosis.
if you want information on asbestosis fully make sure you read every article I wrote like: Asbestosis, Whati is asbestosis?, how is asbestosis diagnosed and diagnosis of asbestosis .
Tuesday, October 4, 2011
Asbestosis Surgery
There is no known cure once the lungs have been scarred and asbestosis has developed. Doctors will generally treat asbestosis patients with palliative measures (treatments to relieve the symptoms and make life more comfortable). These include medications such as bronchodilators, aspirin, and antibiotics. Please see Asbestos Treatment for information about other types of treatments.
Only under particular circumstances is surgery a recommended treatment for asbestosis.
Biopsy as a Diagnosis for Suspected Asbestosis
Typically, asbestosis is diagnosed through x-rays and CT scans, but there are times when a doctor may order a biopsy to rule out mesothelioma or another lung tumor. This is likely to happen when a patient's x-ray shows a lesion or nodule that may be cancerous. If the doctor is not able to determine whether the lesion is cancerous from the films alone, they may choose to perform a biopsy to obtain a sample of the tumor for testing.
There are several different methods used to obtain a tissue sample for biopsy. They include:
Thoracentesis as a Palliative Treatment
While thoracentesis can help the doctor diagnose the presence of lung cancer or mesothelioma, the procedure may also have a palliative use in the treatment asbestosis. Sometimes asbestosis can cause or be accompanied by pleural effusion (the collection of fluid between the chest wall and the lungs). This excess fluid compresses the lungs and makes it difficult and painful to breathe. Removing the fluid can relieve chest pain and allow the lungs to work more efficiently.
Thoracentesis is usually an outpatient treatment. The doctor or technician that performs it will generally use local anesthesia to numb an area on the back. Then a thin, hollow needle is inserted through the chest wall, guiding it between the ribs and into the thoracic cavity. The doctor will use the needle to withdraw fluid from around the lungs. Thoracentesis is the most common and least invasive way of withdrawing this buildup of fluid.
There are risks associated with thoracentesis, including a heightened risk of pneumothorax (air in the pleural cavity) and infection. Contraindications to thoracentesis include poor health and recent anti-coagulant use.
Lung Transplant as Asbestosis Treatment
In the most severe cases, a doctor may decide that a lung transplant is warranted. Lung transplantation is the removal of one or both lungs with the replacement of a lung harvested from a deceased donor. Survival rates of those who have undergone lung transplants are approximately 80 percent at one year post transplant and 60 percent at four years post transplant.
Lung transplants are most often considered when the asbestosis is accompanied by more severe lung diseases such as emphysema or lung cancer. The transplant process is a long and involved one that may make it even less suitable for many asbestosis patients. In order to be considered for a lung transplant, a patient will have to undergo extensive tests and screening to determine the relative chances of a successful transplant. It is a last resort treatment.
References: http://www.emedicine.com/med/topic171.htm
Only under particular circumstances is surgery a recommended treatment for asbestosis.
Biopsy as a Diagnosis for Suspected Asbestosis
Typically, asbestosis is diagnosed through x-rays and CT scans, but there are times when a doctor may order a biopsy to rule out mesothelioma or another lung tumor. This is likely to happen when a patient's x-ray shows a lesion or nodule that may be cancerous. If the doctor is not able to determine whether the lesion is cancerous from the films alone, they may choose to perform a biopsy to obtain a sample of the tumor for testing.
There are several different methods used to obtain a tissue sample for biopsy. They include:
- Needle Aspiration: The doctor will insert a hollow needle through the chest and into the tumor to remove a section of the tissue.
- Thoracentesis: The doctor inserts a hollow needle through the chest wall and into the space between the lungs and the chest to withdraw a sample of the fluid.
- Thoracotomy: The doctor will open the chest while you are under anesthesia to remove a sample of the lesion. This is major surgery and most doctors will only do it if they intend to remove the suspected tumor.
- Mediastinoscopy: The doctor will take tissue samples along the windpipe through an incision in the neck.
Thoracentesis as a Palliative Treatment
While thoracentesis can help the doctor diagnose the presence of lung cancer or mesothelioma, the procedure may also have a palliative use in the treatment asbestosis. Sometimes asbestosis can cause or be accompanied by pleural effusion (the collection of fluid between the chest wall and the lungs). This excess fluid compresses the lungs and makes it difficult and painful to breathe. Removing the fluid can relieve chest pain and allow the lungs to work more efficiently.
Thoracentesis is usually an outpatient treatment. The doctor or technician that performs it will generally use local anesthesia to numb an area on the back. Then a thin, hollow needle is inserted through the chest wall, guiding it between the ribs and into the thoracic cavity. The doctor will use the needle to withdraw fluid from around the lungs. Thoracentesis is the most common and least invasive way of withdrawing this buildup of fluid.
There are risks associated with thoracentesis, including a heightened risk of pneumothorax (air in the pleural cavity) and infection. Contraindications to thoracentesis include poor health and recent anti-coagulant use.
Lung Transplant as Asbestosis Treatment
In the most severe cases, a doctor may decide that a lung transplant is warranted. Lung transplantation is the removal of one or both lungs with the replacement of a lung harvested from a deceased donor. Survival rates of those who have undergone lung transplants are approximately 80 percent at one year post transplant and 60 percent at four years post transplant.
Lung transplants are most often considered when the asbestosis is accompanied by more severe lung diseases such as emphysema or lung cancer. The transplant process is a long and involved one that may make it even less suitable for many asbestosis patients. In order to be considered for a lung transplant, a patient will have to undergo extensive tests and screening to determine the relative chances of a successful transplant. It is a last resort treatment.
References: http://www.emedicine.com/med/topic171.htm
Monday, September 26, 2011
Asbestosis and Mesothelioma
People exposed to asbestos, which is a carcinogenic material, usually develop two types of disease, mesothelioma and asbestosis. To understand more about asbestosis and mesothelioma see explanation below.
Mesothelioma
Mesothelioma is a form of cancer that affects the protective cover from the body's internal organs is called mesothelium. While this is most often seen in the outer layer of the lungs and internal chest wall, also can affect the lining of the abdominal cavity and heart.
This does not happen immediately, but takes a long time to be diagnosed. It is not unusual as asbestosis but more fatal. Symptoms include:
Lining of the lungs: Layers of the abdominal cavity: severe cases:
Chest pain Abdominal pain Blood clots in the veins
Fluid in the lungs of fluid in the abdominal bleeding in the organs of the body
Shortness of breath abdominal mass Jaundice
Fatigue and bowel function are not correct anemia low blood sugar levels
Coughing and wheezing Weight of blood clot pulmonary artery loss
Blood in the sputum severe ascites
Mesothelima can be diagnosed using X-rays, CT scans, and biopsies of the affected areas through the use of a thoracoscopy. Although the disease is fatal, there are many treatments available to help in the fight against it.
The usual methods of treatment do for mesotheioma are surgery, chemotherapy, and radiation, which is a treatment used in the fight against cancer. There are other experimental treatments are also available such as gene therapy, immunotherapy, and photodynamic therapy.
Asbestosis
Asbestosis is an inflammatory condition and chronic pulmonary fibrosis caused by inhaling asbestos. People exposed to asbestos for a long time to develop long-term disease that can develop into lung cancer.
Asbestos fibers inhaled by a person can be embedded in lung tissue in causing it to scar which in turn can lead to fibrosis. The network will harden and become ineffective in absorbing oxygen causes shortness of breath, coughing, and chest pain.
There is no cure for asbestosis, and proceeds slowly and may eventually lead to cardiovascular problems, arterial hypoxemia, and respiratory failure but there are several solutions available to relieve symptoms.
One is oxygen therapy to help patients breathe and to correct hypoxia. Nebulizer can be used to remove lung secretions. Because of damage to the lungs of patients with asbestosis, he is more prone to getting influenza and other infections, so he should be vaccinated to help prevent the onset of other diseases that can aggravate the condition.
Brief summary of asbestosis and mesothelioma
Mesothelioma
| mesothelioma |
This does not happen immediately, but takes a long time to be diagnosed. It is not unusual as asbestosis but more fatal. Symptoms include:
Lining of the lungs: Layers of the abdominal cavity: severe cases:
Chest pain Abdominal pain Blood clots in the veins
Fluid in the lungs of fluid in the abdominal bleeding in the organs of the body
Shortness of breath abdominal mass Jaundice
Fatigue and bowel function are not correct anemia low blood sugar levels
Coughing and wheezing Weight of blood clot pulmonary artery loss
Blood in the sputum severe ascites
Mesothelima can be diagnosed using X-rays, CT scans, and biopsies of the affected areas through the use of a thoracoscopy. Although the disease is fatal, there are many treatments available to help in the fight against it.
The usual methods of treatment do for mesotheioma are surgery, chemotherapy, and radiation, which is a treatment used in the fight against cancer. There are other experimental treatments are also available such as gene therapy, immunotherapy, and photodynamic therapy.
Asbestosis
| asbestosis |
Asbestos fibers inhaled by a person can be embedded in lung tissue in causing it to scar which in turn can lead to fibrosis. The network will harden and become ineffective in absorbing oxygen causes shortness of breath, coughing, and chest pain.
There is no cure for asbestosis, and proceeds slowly and may eventually lead to cardiovascular problems, arterial hypoxemia, and respiratory failure but there are several solutions available to relieve symptoms.
One is oxygen therapy to help patients breathe and to correct hypoxia. Nebulizer can be used to remove lung secretions. Because of damage to the lungs of patients with asbestosis, he is more prone to getting influenza and other infections, so he should be vaccinated to help prevent the onset of other diseases that can aggravate the condition.
Brief summary of asbestosis and mesothelioma
- Mesothelioma is a cancer that affects the lining of the lungs, abdominal cavity, and internal chest wall while Asbestosis is a chronic inflammation and fibrosis of the lungs that can cause lung cancer.
- Both are caused by inhaling asbestos and they develop for a long time, but mesothelioma can affect other parts of the body when asbestosis is usually only affects the lungs.
- Both have no known cure, but mesothelioma can be treated with surgery, chemotherapy, and radiation while the symptoms asbestosis can be reduced by oxygen therapy, vaccination against the virus, and the removal of lung secretions.
Friday, September 23, 2011
Asbestosis Alternative Treatment
Asbestosis can be a disease, painful crippling. Lung tissue scarring restrict breathing patterns and often causes severe chest pain. Some patients have described the feeling of breathing as if sandpaper is friction in the lungs.
While this condition is not curable, there are medical treatments that alleviate symptoms and allow patients to breathe more easily. Among the accepted medical treatment for asbestosis is a bronchodilator, Thoracentesis and anti-inflammatory.
Some patients also find relief through alternative medical treatments such as acupuncture, massage therapy, and homeopathic medicines. While none of these treatments offer a cure for asbestosis, many of them offer relief from pain, reduce inflammation, and improved lung function. Alternative therapies most commonly used are listed below.
Acupuncture
Acupuncture is an ancient Chinese method of relieving symptoms and cure the disease by stimulating the nerve centers with a fine needle. Once regarded as "quackery," acupuncture has become more popular over the last few decades. Many health insurers will now pay for acupuncture treatments to relieve pain, stress and anxiety.
Acupuncture involves inserting needles at specific trigger points in the body. Dangerous side effects almost nothing, especially when performed by a skilled acupuncturist. Asbestosis many patients who say they acupuncture reduces the pain and make breathing easier. Acupuncture is one of the most acceptable alternative therapy for asbestosis and other conditions.
Biofeedback and Meditation
Meditation can relieve tension and anxiety, and help patients cope with pain and discomfort. Since many of the exercises in meditation requires awareness of breathing, guided meditation can help patients breathe more easily. The use of biofeedback and meditation have been suggested to be more effective together because feedback helps patients recognize and focus on the purpose of control of bodily functions. One goal of combining the two is to gain control over involuntary body functions such as breathing and heartbeat. For more information about using meditation and biofeedback as a complementary or alternative therapy for asbestosis, talk to a medical professional with experience in treating asbestosis.
Massage Therapy
Various forms of massage therapy may be effective in reducing pain and reduce shortness of breath for patients with asbestosis. Some practitioners believe that massage therapy can also help stimulate the immune system and circulation. Massage does not have harmful side effects, and may be covered by traditional health insurance policy as a palliative treatment for asbestosis.
Medical Nutrition
Although there is no cure for asbestosis nutritional officially recognized, there are dietary changes that can ease pain and breathing. Avoiding food additives and reduce the use of dairy products and gluten can make breathing easier. A healthy diet will also help patients cope with pain, stress, and anxiety.
Herbal Medicine
There are some medications that can help in reducing breathing limited to those who suffer from asbestosis. Patients should discuss any nutritional or herbal supplements with their doctor before start taking them. Keep in mind that "herbal" and "all natural" drugs that cause chemical reactions in the body and may conflict with other drugs.
Homeopathic Treatment
Homeopathy makes use of herbs, minerals, and tinctures to treat various conditions and diseases. Homeopathy is used by holistic practitioners trained. A homeopathic practitioner may prescribe medication and offer lifestyle advice to help patients manage pain and other symptoms.
Most medical practitioners recommend this therapy as a complement to traditional medicine rather than as an alternative.
For more general information about asbestosis, please see the articles on asbestosis below:
References:
While this condition is not curable, there are medical treatments that alleviate symptoms and allow patients to breathe more easily. Among the accepted medical treatment for asbestosis is a bronchodilator, Thoracentesis and anti-inflammatory.
Some patients also find relief through alternative medical treatments such as acupuncture, massage therapy, and homeopathic medicines. While none of these treatments offer a cure for asbestosis, many of them offer relief from pain, reduce inflammation, and improved lung function. Alternative therapies most commonly used are listed below.
Acupuncture
Acupuncture is an ancient Chinese method of relieving symptoms and cure the disease by stimulating the nerve centers with a fine needle. Once regarded as "quackery," acupuncture has become more popular over the last few decades. Many health insurers will now pay for acupuncture treatments to relieve pain, stress and anxiety.
Acupuncture involves inserting needles at specific trigger points in the body. Dangerous side effects almost nothing, especially when performed by a skilled acupuncturist. Asbestosis many patients who say they acupuncture reduces the pain and make breathing easier. Acupuncture is one of the most acceptable alternative therapy for asbestosis and other conditions.
Biofeedback and Meditation
Meditation can relieve tension and anxiety, and help patients cope with pain and discomfort. Since many of the exercises in meditation requires awareness of breathing, guided meditation can help patients breathe more easily. The use of biofeedback and meditation have been suggested to be more effective together because feedback helps patients recognize and focus on the purpose of control of bodily functions. One goal of combining the two is to gain control over involuntary body functions such as breathing and heartbeat. For more information about using meditation and biofeedback as a complementary or alternative therapy for asbestosis, talk to a medical professional with experience in treating asbestosis.
Massage Therapy
Various forms of massage therapy may be effective in reducing pain and reduce shortness of breath for patients with asbestosis. Some practitioners believe that massage therapy can also help stimulate the immune system and circulation. Massage does not have harmful side effects, and may be covered by traditional health insurance policy as a palliative treatment for asbestosis.
Medical Nutrition
Although there is no cure for asbestosis nutritional officially recognized, there are dietary changes that can ease pain and breathing. Avoiding food additives and reduce the use of dairy products and gluten can make breathing easier. A healthy diet will also help patients cope with pain, stress, and anxiety.
Herbal Medicine
There are some medications that can help in reducing breathing limited to those who suffer from asbestosis. Patients should discuss any nutritional or herbal supplements with their doctor before start taking them. Keep in mind that "herbal" and "all natural" drugs that cause chemical reactions in the body and may conflict with other drugs.
Homeopathic Treatment
Homeopathy makes use of herbs, minerals, and tinctures to treat various conditions and diseases. Homeopathy is used by holistic practitioners trained. A homeopathic practitioner may prescribe medication and offer lifestyle advice to help patients manage pain and other symptoms.
Most medical practitioners recommend this therapy as a complement to traditional medicine rather than as an alternative.
For more general information about asbestosis, please see the articles on asbestosis below:
- Asbestosis
- What is asbestosis
- symptoms asbestosi
- Causes Asbestosis
- Diagnosis of asbestosis
- Asbestosis Treatment
References:
Tuesday, September 20, 2011
Causes Asbestosis
cause of asbestosis
Asbestosis is caused by the inhalation of asbestos. Asbestos is a mineral that was used extensively until the mid 1970's as an insulator and fire retardant .
Although four out of every 10,000 Americans suffer from asbestosis, very few people are really familiar with the disease and its causes. Asbestosis is a medical condition in which exposure to asbestos has resulted in inflammation and tissue scarring in the respiratory tract and lungs, often leading to lung cancer and mesothelioma. Asbestosis is a disease, it is deadly serious, and it's only known cause is asbestos. For general information about asbestosis, please see "Overview of asbestosis."
So far, doctors and public health authorities have difficulty preventing asbestosis and its impact on society. The only sure-fire way to escape from the ravages of asbestosis is to completely avoid exposure to asbestos, but many health conscience individuals have been exposed to asbestos without knowing it. Asbestos fibers are very small, and in many cases, they can only be viewed with a microscope, making it very difficult to avoid the buildings and areas contaminated with asbestos fragile.
Authorities believe that every person has asbestos fibers in their lungs, but only 4 of 10,000 people will develop asbestosis, because the volume of aspirated asbestos is a key factor in the causal relationship between asbestos and asbestosis and other asbestos-related illnesses. Occupational Safety and Health Administration standards for safe levels of asbestos exposure is 2 fibers per cubic centimeter, or 2 million fibers per cubic meter of air to breathe. Although this figure is OSHA, scientists have seen the development of diseases such as asbestosis at all levels of exposure studied so far. No one really knows how much asbestos it takes to cause a critical injury.
So how asbestos causes asbestosis? When you breathe fresh, polluted air, moving air through the trachea and became one of the two bronchi, where the air can get into smaller parts, eventually making contact with a small alveolar sacs. These sacs have a membrane that allows the passage of gases is important for the health of your body. In this alveoli membrane are the cells that destroy harmful particles, but the asbestos presents a particular challenge for these cells. Asbestos fibers are not only small - they are very durable, and alveolar cells are not able to destroy them. Thus, asbestos particles can enter the lungs, where they cause a lot of irritation, a condition known to doctors as asbestosis.
Scientists and researchers have found that the development of asbestosis can cause other serious, deadly diseases such as lung cancer and mesothelioma. In many cases, it may take up to 30 years for asbestos-related cancers arise, but one thing is certain - living with asbestosis eventually raise your risk for developing other types of asbestos-related disease. Every year in the United States, nearly 10,000 Americans died from asbestos-related diseases, and an estimated 1400 deaths are a direct result of asbestosis.
Let's do the math. If the approximately 300 million people live in the United States, people with asbestosis 4 out of every 10,000 people with more than 100,000 people living today with asbestosis in the United States! At the level where people who succumb to asbestos-related illnesses, we can expect at least 10 years before the asbestos epidemic is over. Why no one has been done to protect thousands of innocent people from asbestos, a known cause of asbestosis? Answers to questions that can not be simple, but corporate profits are a factor worth betting on. For larger quantities and bigger than the people have developed asbestosis and other asbestos-related diseases, the success of thousands of legal claims shows that companies that have their employees accidentally exposed to asbestos can be held financially responsible for their actions.
Who is particularly at risk for developing asbestosis? Large variety of industries have used asbestos for years, and people who have worked in this industry may have been exposed to high volumes of asbestos, putting them at high risk for developing asbestosis. Some jobs are particularly notorious asbestos construction, milling, boilers and HVAC work, train workers, shipyards and other public works, some of them members of your family can do. Unfortunately, these workers are not just people at risk. Family workers exposed to asbestos are also at higher risk for developing asbestosis, because asbestos fibers may be attached to the equipment and clothing brought to the house. For more information, please see "Risk of Exposure to Asbestos Work", "Products Containing Asbestos" and "Secondary Asbestos Exposure."
Whether you have been exposed to asbestos, proved the cause of asbestosis? Whether you work in an industry where the use of asbestos are highly valued and widespread? If you think any of these factors can put you at risk for developing asbestosis or asbestos-related disease, you should take action as soon as possible. Already, thousands of victims have fought back and make a claim win against the greed and hypocrisy of asbestos injury. You can take the attitude as well. If you have been exposed to asbestos or suffering from asbestosis, contact an asbestos attorney who can fight on your side, protecting your interests and peace of mind. Let the asbestos industry knew that it's okay to destroy the lives of workers who are not guilty.
Asbestosis is caused by the inhalation of asbestos. Asbestos is a mineral that was used extensively until the mid 1970's as an insulator and fire retardant .
Although four out of every 10,000 Americans suffer from asbestosis, very few people are really familiar with the disease and its causes. Asbestosis is a medical condition in which exposure to asbestos has resulted in inflammation and tissue scarring in the respiratory tract and lungs, often leading to lung cancer and mesothelioma. Asbestosis is a disease, it is deadly serious, and it's only known cause is asbestos. For general information about asbestosis, please see "Overview of asbestosis."
So far, doctors and public health authorities have difficulty preventing asbestosis and its impact on society. The only sure-fire way to escape from the ravages of asbestosis is to completely avoid exposure to asbestos, but many health conscience individuals have been exposed to asbestos without knowing it. Asbestos fibers are very small, and in many cases, they can only be viewed with a microscope, making it very difficult to avoid the buildings and areas contaminated with asbestos fragile.
Authorities believe that every person has asbestos fibers in their lungs, but only 4 of 10,000 people will develop asbestosis, because the volume of aspirated asbestos is a key factor in the causal relationship between asbestos and asbestosis and other asbestos-related illnesses. Occupational Safety and Health Administration standards for safe levels of asbestos exposure is 2 fibers per cubic centimeter, or 2 million fibers per cubic meter of air to breathe. Although this figure is OSHA, scientists have seen the development of diseases such as asbestosis at all levels of exposure studied so far. No one really knows how much asbestos it takes to cause a critical injury.
So how asbestos causes asbestosis? When you breathe fresh, polluted air, moving air through the trachea and became one of the two bronchi, where the air can get into smaller parts, eventually making contact with a small alveolar sacs. These sacs have a membrane that allows the passage of gases is important for the health of your body. In this alveoli membrane are the cells that destroy harmful particles, but the asbestos presents a particular challenge for these cells. Asbestos fibers are not only small - they are very durable, and alveolar cells are not able to destroy them. Thus, asbestos particles can enter the lungs, where they cause a lot of irritation, a condition known to doctors as asbestosis.
Scientists and researchers have found that the development of asbestosis can cause other serious, deadly diseases such as lung cancer and mesothelioma. In many cases, it may take up to 30 years for asbestos-related cancers arise, but one thing is certain - living with asbestosis eventually raise your risk for developing other types of asbestos-related disease. Every year in the United States, nearly 10,000 Americans died from asbestos-related diseases, and an estimated 1400 deaths are a direct result of asbestosis.
Let's do the math. If the approximately 300 million people live in the United States, people with asbestosis 4 out of every 10,000 people with more than 100,000 people living today with asbestosis in the United States! At the level where people who succumb to asbestos-related illnesses, we can expect at least 10 years before the asbestos epidemic is over. Why no one has been done to protect thousands of innocent people from asbestos, a known cause of asbestosis? Answers to questions that can not be simple, but corporate profits are a factor worth betting on. For larger quantities and bigger than the people have developed asbestosis and other asbestos-related diseases, the success of thousands of legal claims shows that companies that have their employees accidentally exposed to asbestos can be held financially responsible for their actions.
Who is particularly at risk for developing asbestosis? Large variety of industries have used asbestos for years, and people who have worked in this industry may have been exposed to high volumes of asbestos, putting them at high risk for developing asbestosis. Some jobs are particularly notorious asbestos construction, milling, boilers and HVAC work, train workers, shipyards and other public works, some of them members of your family can do. Unfortunately, these workers are not just people at risk. Family workers exposed to asbestos are also at higher risk for developing asbestosis, because asbestos fibers may be attached to the equipment and clothing brought to the house. For more information, please see "Risk of Exposure to Asbestos Work", "Products Containing Asbestos" and "Secondary Asbestos Exposure."
Whether you have been exposed to asbestos, proved the cause of asbestosis? Whether you work in an industry where the use of asbestos are highly valued and widespread? If you think any of these factors can put you at risk for developing asbestosis or asbestos-related disease, you should take action as soon as possible. Already, thousands of victims have fought back and make a claim win against the greed and hypocrisy of asbestos injury. You can take the attitude as well. If you have been exposed to asbestos or suffering from asbestosis, contact an asbestos attorney who can fight on your side, protecting your interests and peace of mind. Let the asbestos industry knew that it's okay to destroy the lives of workers who are not guilty.
Wednesday, September 14, 2011
Diagnosis of asbestosis
What is asbestosis?, this early knowledge that you should know before the diagnosis asbestosis. Asbestosis is a breathing disorder caused by long-term exposure to airborne asbestos fibers are inhaled into the lungs. As fibers accumulate in the lungs, tissue becomes chronically inflamed and irritated, causing the formation of scar tissue that can not perform effectively as a healthy lung. I will describe the cause asbestosis.
The first symptoms asbestosis does not appear for years, but once symptoms appear, they can be quickly increased. Stop asbestos exposure can prevent the condition becoming worse, but there is currently no treatment that can reverse the damage to the lungs.
During most of the twentieth century, construction workers, shipyard workers, and those engaged in the manufacture of products containing asbestos repeatedly exposed to asbestos. Many began to develop symptoms asbestosis and other asbestos-related diseases such as mesothelioma cancer. For more in-depth information about jobs at risk, and type of asbestos used in the products, please see the Risk of Work and Products Containing Asbestos Exposure to Asbestos.
Symptoms asbestosis include shortness of breath, coughing, chest pain, and clubbing of the fingers. In the early stages of this disease, people experience shortness of breath during physical activity. However, as the condition progresses, they will experience shortness of breath even when resting. Please see the symptoms asbestosis for more information about the signs asbestosis and symptoms asbestosis.
If you previously have been exposed to asbestos, and symptoms asbestosis, it is important to consult a doctor. Be sure to let them know about your history of asbestos exposure.Screening and diagnosis of asbestosis.
A complete medical history report for the physician is required for proper diagnosis of asbestosis. This includes details of asbestos exposure, symptoms asbestosis, asbestosis and related information. To diagnose asbestosis, your doctor will first use a stethoscope to listen to the lungs. If the lungs are affected, they may hear a dry crackling sound when you breathe.
However, detection of this phenomenon is not sufficient to diagnosis asbestosis. To diagnose the condition is true, some other tests are needed.
The person who is alleged to have asbestosis often will undergo pulmonary function tests. This test determines how well the lungs function. It is also designed to test lung capacity (how much air they can hold) and determine how well the air flow in and out. The most common way to measure this function by blowing into a device called a spirometer.
The diagnosis of asbestosis may also involve underwent chest x-ray, which is used to detect any abnormalities are present in lung tissue. On x-rays, lung scar tissue develops from exposure to asbestos appears as a blurred area. In advanced cases asbestosis in which the lungs are affected, the area may have a honeycomb-like appearance on x-ray.
Computerized tomography scans may be recommended by a physician to confirm the diagnosis of asbestosis. CT scans can also be used for screening purposes, because this scan can detect asbestosis faster than a chest x-ray.
Doctors can also recommend a bronchoscopy. In this procedure, a thin fiber optic scope is inserted into the lungs. This procedure is performed to obtain fluid or tissue samples from the lungs. A patient who is difficult to confirm the diagnosis can undergo this procedure so that the fluid and tissue samples can be tested to ensure correct diagnosis.
Once the diagnosis has been confirmed asbestosis, the next step is to determine treatment options. This will depend on how advanced asbestosis has progressed. If the condition is caught early enough, treatment can be quite effective, provided that asbestos exposure is stopped. However, it is important to note that there is no treatment that can reverse the lung damage caused by exposure to asbestos. Treatment for this condition only relieve symptoms, although surgery may be an option in some cases.
The first symptoms asbestosis does not appear for years, but once symptoms appear, they can be quickly increased. Stop asbestos exposure can prevent the condition becoming worse, but there is currently no treatment that can reverse the damage to the lungs.
During most of the twentieth century, construction workers, shipyard workers, and those engaged in the manufacture of products containing asbestos repeatedly exposed to asbestos. Many began to develop symptoms asbestosis and other asbestos-related diseases such as mesothelioma cancer. For more in-depth information about jobs at risk, and type of asbestos used in the products, please see the Risk of Work and Products Containing Asbestos Exposure to Asbestos.
Symptoms asbestosis include shortness of breath, coughing, chest pain, and clubbing of the fingers. In the early stages of this disease, people experience shortness of breath during physical activity. However, as the condition progresses, they will experience shortness of breath even when resting. Please see the symptoms asbestosis for more information about the signs asbestosis and symptoms asbestosis.
If you previously have been exposed to asbestos, and symptoms asbestosis, it is important to consult a doctor. Be sure to let them know about your history of asbestos exposure.Screening and diagnosis of asbestosis.
A complete medical history report for the physician is required for proper diagnosis of asbestosis. This includes details of asbestos exposure, symptoms asbestosis, asbestosis and related information. To diagnose asbestosis, your doctor will first use a stethoscope to listen to the lungs. If the lungs are affected, they may hear a dry crackling sound when you breathe.
However, detection of this phenomenon is not sufficient to diagnosis asbestosis. To diagnose the condition is true, some other tests are needed.
The person who is alleged to have asbestosis often will undergo pulmonary function tests. This test determines how well the lungs function. It is also designed to test lung capacity (how much air they can hold) and determine how well the air flow in and out. The most common way to measure this function by blowing into a device called a spirometer.
The diagnosis of asbestosis may also involve underwent chest x-ray, which is used to detect any abnormalities are present in lung tissue. On x-rays, lung scar tissue develops from exposure to asbestos appears as a blurred area. In advanced cases asbestosis in which the lungs are affected, the area may have a honeycomb-like appearance on x-ray.
Computerized tomography scans may be recommended by a physician to confirm the diagnosis of asbestosis. CT scans can also be used for screening purposes, because this scan can detect asbestosis faster than a chest x-ray.
Doctors can also recommend a bronchoscopy. In this procedure, a thin fiber optic scope is inserted into the lungs. This procedure is performed to obtain fluid or tissue samples from the lungs. A patient who is difficult to confirm the diagnosis can undergo this procedure so that the fluid and tissue samples can be tested to ensure correct diagnosis.
Once the diagnosis has been confirmed asbestosis, the next step is to determine treatment options. This will depend on how advanced asbestosis has progressed. If the condition is caught early enough, treatment can be quite effective, provided that asbestos exposure is stopped. However, it is important to note that there is no treatment that can reverse the lung damage caused by exposure to asbestos. Treatment for this condition only relieve symptoms, although surgery may be an option in some cases.
Monday, September 12, 2011
Signs and Symptoms Asbestosis
Signs and Symptoms Asbestosis, once you know what it is asbestosis?, how to diagnose asbestosis now we will discuss about the signs and symptoms asbestosis.
The signs and symptoms asbestosis can occur many years after asbestos exposure has ended. Manifestations rarely occur less than 10 years after first exposure and are more common after 20 years or more.
Symptoms asbestosis
Actually there are 6 common symptoms asbestosis, asbestosis to know is:
SignsAsbestosis
General signs asbestosis are as follows :
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The signs and symptoms asbestosis can occur many years after asbestos exposure has ended. Manifestations rarely occur less than 10 years after first exposure and are more common after 20 years or more.
Symptoms asbestosis
Actually there are 6 common symptoms asbestosis, asbestosis to know is:
- Shortness of breath.
- Asbestosis has been called a monosymptomatic disease because the symptoms, the onset of the most consistently reported, and the saddest part is shortness of breath.
- Occurs with heavy effort and then further reduced the level of effort as the disease becomes worse.
- Persistent and productive cough.
- Almost as common as shortness of breath.
- Often occurs with distressing spasms.
- Chest tightness.
- chest pain.
- general pain.
- restless sleep.
- Hemoptysis.
- Appetite loss.
SignsAsbestosis
General signs asbestosis are as follows :
- Basal crackles or rales. When the stethoscope used to listen to the lungs is lower, you can hear what sounds like Velcro open.
- An early hallmark asbestosis.
- Usually heard first over the basal regions.
- Persistent (unaffected by coughing)
- Precise time (at first, mid to late inspiration and eventually during most of inspiration)
- The quality of high-pitched.
- Small irregular opacities on X-ray (Looks like ground glass).
- Blurring pulmonary blood vessels normally.
- Usually first seen in the lower lateral lobes in between the rib shadows.
- Limit the heart, especially the left side may be obscured.
- Pulmonary function tests usually show restrictive disease but can also show obstructive and mixed disorders.
- This means that your lungs will lose the ability to breathe.
- Reduced diffusion capacity.
- Reduce the volume and lung capacity
- Reduce the flow rate.
- Clubbing of fingers and toes. Swelling of the fingers and toes due to excess blood accumulate there.
If the posting of information asbestosis this time I discuss briefly about asbestosis symptoms and signs asbestosis and signs of asbestosis in my opportunity to write an article relating to asbestosis I will discuss the parts of each of asbestosis symptoms and signs of asbestosis.
Sunday, September 11, 2011
What is Asbestosis ?
Asbestosis, What is Asbestosis ?
what it is asbestosis?
Asbestosis is a respiratory disease caused by inhaling asbestos fibers, in which the lungs extensive scar tissue is formed.
WHAT IS ASBESTOSIS ?
Asbestosis is a respiratory disease caused by exposure to and inhaling asbestos fibers.
WHAT IS ASBESTOSIS ?
Asbestosis is a respiratory disease caused by exposure to and inhaling asbestos fibers.
Asbestosis is also called idiopathic interstitial pneumonitis, asbestosis affects the lung parenchymal tissue, and is characterized by symptoms such as dyspnea, or shortness of breath, and increased risk of developing various types of lung cancer. In fact, mesothelioma is a complication that can arise in patients with asbestosis.
While mesothelioma and asbestosis are often considered mutually define the terms the same cancer, it is important to note that asbestosis and mesothelioma are very different diseases. Mesothelioma is a malignant form of cancer that affects the mesothelial lining in the body. Asbestosis, on the other hand, is a non-cancerous scarring of lung tissue.
The main symptom of asbestosis is a gradual onset of dyspnea with physical activity. When asbestos fibers are inhaled and reach the air sacs in the lungs where oxygen is transferred into the blood, or alveoli, asbestos particles cause the immune system? to try to expel fibers by producing an inflammatory response. As the body attempts to expel foreign particles, forming a fibrous mass resulting in interstitial fibrosis. As the fibrotic scar tissue thickens the walls of the alveoli, the lungs lose their ability to function and remove carbon dioxide. As the disease advances, respiratory failure can occur as the disease causes the lungs lose their elasticity and ability to expand and contract. Also in very severe cases of asbestosis reduced total lung capacity and lungs become stiff, eventually causing heart failure. More than 50% of patients affected with asbestosis develop plaques in the space between the chest wall and lungs, and patients can also see clubbing fingers as asbestosis worsens. Coughing is not usually associated with asbestosis, but may show other serious respiratory illnesses.
Those who have worked with asbestos fibers, or are exposed to asbestos through other methods are at highest risk of developing asbestosis or other asbestos-disease related. While prolonged exposure to asbestos clearly increases the risk of developing chronic diseases, there are reports of people who worked with asbestos for as short as one month and still developing asbestosis-related diseases. Most cases of asbestosis does not occur until 5-10 years after exposure occurred.
asbestosis can be said that the emergence of disease in a long time after exposure to the asbestos exposure. so avoid or reduce use of asbestos to avoid asbestosis.
I hope you guys already know about this asbestosis with my explanation that I gave the title what it asbestosi ?
| asbestosis |
what it is asbestosis?
Asbestosis is a respiratory disease caused by inhaling asbestos fibers, in which the lungs extensive scar tissue is formed.
WHAT IS ASBESTOSIS ?
Asbestosis is a respiratory disease caused by exposure to and inhaling asbestos fibers.
WHAT IS ASBESTOSIS ?
| asbestosis |
Asbestosis is also called idiopathic interstitial pneumonitis, asbestosis affects the lung parenchymal tissue, and is characterized by symptoms such as dyspnea, or shortness of breath, and increased risk of developing various types of lung cancer. In fact, mesothelioma is a complication that can arise in patients with asbestosis.
While mesothelioma and asbestosis are often considered mutually define the terms the same cancer, it is important to note that asbestosis and mesothelioma are very different diseases. Mesothelioma is a malignant form of cancer that affects the mesothelial lining in the body. Asbestosis, on the other hand, is a non-cancerous scarring of lung tissue.
The main symptom of asbestosis is a gradual onset of dyspnea with physical activity. When asbestos fibers are inhaled and reach the air sacs in the lungs where oxygen is transferred into the blood, or alveoli, asbestos particles cause the immune system? to try to expel fibers by producing an inflammatory response. As the body attempts to expel foreign particles, forming a fibrous mass resulting in interstitial fibrosis. As the fibrotic scar tissue thickens the walls of the alveoli, the lungs lose their ability to function and remove carbon dioxide. As the disease advances, respiratory failure can occur as the disease causes the lungs lose their elasticity and ability to expand and contract. Also in very severe cases of asbestosis reduced total lung capacity and lungs become stiff, eventually causing heart failure. More than 50% of patients affected with asbestosis develop plaques in the space between the chest wall and lungs, and patients can also see clubbing fingers as asbestosis worsens. Coughing is not usually associated with asbestosis, but may show other serious respiratory illnesses.
Those who have worked with asbestos fibers, or are exposed to asbestos through other methods are at highest risk of developing asbestosis or other asbestos-disease related. While prolonged exposure to asbestos clearly increases the risk of developing chronic diseases, there are reports of people who worked with asbestos for as short as one month and still developing asbestosis-related diseases. Most cases of asbestosis does not occur until 5-10 years after exposure occurred.
asbestosis can be said that the emergence of disease in a long time after exposure to the asbestos exposure. so avoid or reduce use of asbestos to avoid asbestosis.
I hope you guys already know about this asbestosis with my explanation that I gave the title what it asbestosi ?
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