What are occupational respiratory disorders?
Definition : Occupational respiratory disorders are disorders which a person gets due to his/her work. Pneumoconioses are a group of lung diseases occurring out of the specific occupation, caused by inhalation of insoluble dust, over a prolonged period of exposure. characterics: fibrosis of the lung parenchyma followed by its complications. It is usually progressive and permanent, Clinical Features: persistent cough progressive breathlessness gradually cripples the person by reducing the working capacity due to fibrosis of the lungs complications tuberculosis, emphysema, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), pulmonary hypertension, cor pulmonale and even carcinoma in some cases. There is no treatment or cure for pneumoconioses. Prevention is the only intervention. Therefore, it is essential to prevent these diseases from arising. Factors influencing pneumoconioses are: •Concentration of the dust in the air: Higher the concentration, greate...