Guidelines for the diagnosis and monitoring of silicosis
| Autor: | Ramón Fernández Álvarez, Amador Prieto Fernández, Aida Quero Martínez, Cristina Martínez González, José Jesús Blanco Pérez, Luis Carazo Fernández |
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| Rok vydání: | 2014 |
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medicine.medical_specialty
Silicosis Diagnostic Techniques Respiratory System Disease Asymptomatic Severity of Illness Index Disability Evaluation Clinical history Risk Factors medicine Pulmonary Medicine Effective treatment Humans Social Change Intensive care medicine Physician's Role Inhalation business.industry General Medicine medicine.disease Surgery Spain Radiological weapon Practice Guidelines as Topic medicine.symptom business Interstitial Disease |
| Zdroj: | Archivos de bronconeumologia. 51(2) |
| ISSN: | 1579-2129 |
| Popis: | a b s t r a c t Silicosis is one of the occupational respiratory diseases most commonly encountered in our setting. It is caused by inhalation of crystalline silica that triggers a fibrotic response in the lung parenchyma. It presents as diffuse interstitial disease and clinical expression ranges from asymptomatic forms to chronic respiratory failure. Diagnosis is based on clinical history and radiological findings. There is no effective treatment, and once diagnosed, the patient must avoid all sources of occupational exposure. In these guidelines, the clinical, radiological, and functional aspects of silicosis are reviewed, and strategies for diagnosis, monitoring, and classification of patients are proposed, along with recommendations regarding the occupational implications of this disease. |
| Databáze: | OpenAIRE |
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