MICROANATOMY

ENDOCRINE ORGANS AND RESPIRATORY SYSTEM

RESPIRATORY SYSTEM

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
What is the medical term for black lung or miner’s lung?
A
pleurisy
B
alveolitis
C
anthracosis
D
epistaxis
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -Coal workers’ pneumoconiosis (CWP), commonly known as “black lung disease, ‘’ occurs when coal dust is inhaled. Over time, continued exposure to the coal dust causes scarring in the lungs, impairing your ability to breathe. Considered an occupational lung disease, it is most common among coal miners.

Detailed explanation-2: -Coal workers’ pneumoconiosis (commonly referred to as CWP or black lung) – caused by inhaling coal mine dust.

Detailed explanation-3: -Anthracosis of the lungs is black discoloration of bronchial mucosa that can occlude bronchial lumen and is associated with bronchial anthracofibrosis (BAF). This disease usually presents with a chronic course of dyspnea and or cough in an elderly non-smoker woman or man.

Detailed explanation-4: -British Dictionary definitions for anthracosis anthracosis. / (ˌænrəˈkəʊsɪs) / noun. a lung disease due to inhalation of coal dustInformal name: coal miner’s lung.

Detailed explanation-5: -The two main types of pneumoconioses that affect miners are coal workers’ pneumoconiosis (CWP) and silicosis. CWP, commonly called black lung, affects workers in coal mining. Silicosis can affect workers in many types of mines and quarries, including coal mines.

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