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Diagnosis of Pulmonary edema
Pulmonary edema is diagnosed by combining the patient’s symptoms, physical findings, imaging studies, and laboratory tests to determine whether fluid has accumulated in the air sacs of the lungs. Because the condition can develop…
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Treatment for Pulmonary edema
The treatment of pulmonary edema depends on the cause, the severity of fluid accumulation, and how quickly gas exchange is being impaired, but the main approaches are oxygen support, medications that reduce fluid in…
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Prevention of Silicosis
Silicosis is a preventable occupational lung disease caused by inhaling respirable crystalline silica, a very small dust particle that can reach deep into the lungs. Once deposited in the alveoli, these particles are difficult…
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Diagnosis of Silicosis
Silicosis is diagnosed by combining occupational exposure history, symptoms, physical examination findings, imaging studies, and, in selected cases, functional testing or tissue analysis. Because the disease develops after inhalation of respirable crystalline silica dust,…
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Treatment for Silicosis
The treatment of silicosis is mainly supportive and preventive rather than curative. There is no therapy that reliably removes silica particles from the lungs or reverses established lung scarring, so treatment focuses on controlling…
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Diagnosis of Asbestosis
Asbestosis is a chronic lung disease caused by inhalation of asbestos fibers, usually over many years of occupational or environmental exposure. The fibers reach the small airways and air sacs of the lungs, where…
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Treatment for Asbestosis
The treatment of asbestosis centers on reducing symptoms, slowing functional decline, and managing complications, because there is no therapy that reverses established asbestos-related scarring in the lung. The main approaches include removing ongoing asbestos…