Inhalational Exposure and Occupational Lung Diseases Quiz
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Which particles size fraction contains crustal elements such as silica, aluminum, and iron?

  • Particles size of 1cm in diameter
  • Coarse-mode fraction (correct)
  • Fine mode fraction
  • Particles > 10 -15 um diameter
  • What is the term applied when practical size masses become quite large, leading to progressive massive fibrosis?

  • Silicosis
  • Rounded atelectasis
  • Asbestosis
  • Progressive massive fibrosis (correct)
  • Which occupational lung disease is caused by parenchymal fibrosis from asbestos inhalation?

  • Asbestosis (correct)
  • Silicosis
  • Rounded atelectasis
  • Benign fibrotic masses
  • Which occupational lung disease is associated with an increased risk of tuberculosis due to silica's cytotoxic effect on alveolar macrophages?

    <p>Silicosis</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Which asbestos-related disease is characterized by diffuse pleural thickening and calcification?

    <p>Diffuse pleural thickening</p> Signup and view all the answers

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