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

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

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

1. 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.
2. 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.
3. 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.

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:

• Asbestosis
• What is asbestosis 
• symptoms asbestosi 
• Causes Asbestosis 
• Diagnosis of asbestosis
• Asbestosis Treatment

References:  

1. http://www.asbestos.com/asbestosis/alternative.php 
2. http://www.mayoclinic.com/health/asbestosis/DS00482/DSECTION=8
3. http://www.asthma.net.in/app/related-conditions.asp
4. http://www.cancer.org/docroot/ETO/content/ETO_5_3X_Acupuncture.asp 

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.

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.

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:

•  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.

In addition to the six symptoms asbestosis, there are other symptoms asbestosis are:

• Chest tightness.
• chest pain.
• general pain.
• restless sleep.
• Hemoptysis.
• Appetite loss.

If you experience the above symptoms immediately priksakan yourself medicine to ensure that symptoms asbestosis or not.

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.

None of the symptoms asbestosis specific. Something benign like a cold could also give these symptoms. Keep in mind that asbestosis is a chronic progressive disease meaning that once these symptoms start, they usually do not get better. Fortunately, the disease progresses slowly giving your doctor time to catch it. so perikskan yourself if you experience symptoms such as symptoms asbestosis this.

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What is Asbestosis ?

Asbestosis, What is Asbestosis ?

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 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.
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