Symptoms of Silicosis
Symptoms of Silicosis
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- Silicosis
- "Professional Guide to Diseases (Eighth Edition)" (2005)
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- Asthma
- "Professional Guide to Diseases (Eighth Edition)" (2005)
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- Asthma
- "The 5-Minute Pediatric Consult" (2008)
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Silicosis:
Signs and symptoms
(Professional Guide to Diseases (Eighth Edition))
Initially, silicosis may be asymptomatic or may produce dyspnea on exertion, usually attributed to being “out of shape” or “slowing down.” If the disease progresses to the chronic and complicated stage, dyspnea on exertion worsens, and other symptoms — usually tachypnea and an insidious dry cough that’s most pronounced in the morning — appear.
Progression to the advanced stage causes dyspnea on minimal exertion, worsening cough, and pulmonary hypertension, which in turn leads to right-sided heart failure and cor pulmonale. Patients with silicosis have a high incidence of active TB, which should be considered when evaluating patients with this disease. Central nervous system changes — confusion, lethargy, and a decrease in the rate and depth of respiration as the partial pressure of arterial carbon dioxide increases — also occur in advanced silicosis.
Other clinical features include malaise, disturbed sleep, and hoarseness. The severity of these symptoms may not correlate with chest X-ray findings or the results of pulmonary function tests.
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Source: Professional Guide to Diseases (Eighth Edition), 2005
Asthma:
Signs and symptoms
(Professional Guide to Diseases (Eighth Edition))
An asthma attack may begin dramatically, with simultaneous onset of many severe symptoms, or insidiously, with gradually increasing respiratory distress. It typically includes progressively worsening shortness of breath, cough, wheezing, and chest tightness or some combination of these signs or symptoms.
During an acute attack, the cough sounds tight and dry. As the attack subsides, tenacious mucoid sputum is produced (except in young children, who don’t expectorate). Characteristic wheezing may be accompanied by coarse rhonchi, but fine crackles aren’t heard unless associated with a related complication. Between acute attacks, breath sounds may be normal.
The intensity of breath sounds in symptomatic asthma is typically reduced. A prolonged phase of forced expiration is typical of airflow obstruction. Evidence of lung hyperinflation (use of accessory muscles, for example) is particularly common in children. Acute attacks may be accompanied by tachycardia, tachypnea, and diaphoresis. In severe attacks, the patient may be unable to speak more than a few words without pausing for breath. Cyanosis, confusion, and lethargy indicate the onset of respiratory failure.
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Source: Professional Guide to Diseases (Eighth Edition), 2005
Silicosis:
Signs and symptoms
(Handbook of Diseases)
Silicosis initially may be asymptomatic, or it may produce dyspnea on exertion, often attributed to being “out of shape” or “slowing down.”
Progressive features
If the disease progresses to the chronic and complicated stage, dyspnea on exertion worsens, and other signs — usually tachypnea and an insidious, dry cough that’s most pronounced in the morning — appear. Progression to the advanced stage causes dyspnea on minimal exertion, worsening cough, and pulmonary hypertension, which in turn leads to right ventricular failure and cor pulmonale.
Patients with silicosis have a high incidence of active tuberculosis, which should be considered when evaluating a patient with this disease. Central nervous system changes — confusion, lethargy, and a decrease in the rate and depth of respiration as partial pressure of carbon dioxide increases — also occur in advanced silicosis.
Other features
Other clinical features include malaise, disturbed sleep, and hoarseness.
CLINICAL TIP: The severity of these symptoms may not correlate with chest X-ray findings or the results of pulmonary function studies.
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Source: Handbook of Diseases, 2003
Asthma:
Signs and symptoms
(Handbook of Diseases)
An acute asthma attack begins dramatically, with simultaneous onset of severe multiple symptoms, or insidiously, with gradually increasing respiratory distress. Asthma that occurs with cyanosis, confusion, and lethargy indicates the onset of life-threatening status asthmaticus and respiratory failure. Symptoms of bronchial airway obstruction may persist between acute episodes.
Signs and symptoms of asthma include:
sudden dyspnea, wheezing, and tightness in the chest
coughing that produces thick, clear, or yellow sputum
tachypnea, along with use of accessory respiratory muscles
rapid pulse
profuse perspiration
hyperresonant lung fields
diminished breath sounds.
In 1997, the National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute of the National Institutes of Health identified four levels of asthma severity based on the frequency of symptoms and exacerbations, effects on activity level, and lung function study results: mild intermittent, mild persistent, moderate persistent, and severe persistent.
Findings for mild intermittent asthma include the following:
Symptoms occur less than twice per week.
The patient is asymptomatic with normal peak expiratory flow (PEF) between exacerbations.
Brief exacerbations (from a few hours to a few days) vary in intensity.
Nighttime symptoms occur less than twice per month.
Lung function studies show forced expiratory volume in 1 second (FEV1) or PEF greater than 80% of normal values; PEF may vary by less than 20%.
Findings for mild persistent asthma include the following:
Symptoms occur more than twice per week, but less than once per day; exacerbations may affect activity.
Nighttime symptoms occur more than twice per month.
Lung function studies show FEV1 or PEF greater than 80% of normal values; PEF may vary by 20% to 30%.
Findings for moderate persistent asthma include the following:
Symptoms occur daily.
Exacerbations occur more than twice per week and may last for days; exacerbations affect activity.
A bronchodilator is used daily.
Nighttime symptoms occur more than once per week.
Lung function studies show FEV1 or PEF 60% to 80% of normal values; PEF may vary by greater than 30%.
Findings for severe persistent asthma include the following:
Symptoms occur on a continuous basis.
Exacerbations occur frequently and limit physical activity.
Nighttime symptoms occur frequently.
Lung function studies show FEV1 or PEF less than 60% of normal values; PEF may vary by greater than 30%.
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Source: Handbook of Diseases, 2003
Silicosis as a Cause of Symptoms or Medical Conditions
When considering symptoms of Silicosis, it is also important to consider Silicosis as a possible cause of other medical conditions.
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and may not be the full list of Silicosis signs or Silicosis symptoms.
Furthermore, signs and symptoms of Silicosis may vary on an individual basis for each patient.
Only your doctor can provide adequate diagnosis of any signs or symptoms and whether they
are indeed Silicosis symptoms.
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