A bowel movement or defecation is the passing of stool through the anus. Normally, it occurs anywhere between one to two times a day to three times or more a week. If it occurs more often or less frequently than the norm, then it is often classified as diarrhea or constipation respectively. However, the definition of >> Read More ...
Pneumonitis is the term for inflammation of the lungs, involving the respiratory and often the terminal bronchioles as well. This may arise as a result of trauma (chemical/physical), allergic reactions, airborne particles and drugs. It is often confused with pneumonia – pneumonitis is a broad term that includes lung >> Read More ...
What is black lung disease? Coal worker’s pneumoconiosis (CWP) is a type of lung disease that is caused by inhaling coal dust particles. It is commonly known as black lung disease or coal miner’s lung. As with other common types of pneumoconiosis, namely asbestosis (asbestos fibers) and silicosis (silica >> Read More ...
Silicosis is one of the most widely seen occupational diseases. It arises from inhalation of silica particles with subsequent chronic lung disease that develops over years and decades. Most patients are asymptomatic for decades and present with the first symptoms after 10 to 20 years. This is the classic chronic form of >> Read More ...
What is silicosis? Silicosis is a type of lung disease that is caused by inhaling silica particles. These particles may be present as free or crystalline silicon dioxide. It is a slow progressive condition that occurs decades after exposure to silica and is seen in a number of occupations, including mining, sand blasting, >> Read More ...
What is asbestosis? Asbestosis is an interstitial lung disease caused by the inhalation of asbestos particles. It is a type of pneumoconiosis, which are lung diseases that occur as a result of inhalation of mineral dusts, but it is not the only asbestos-related disease. Other diseases like asbestos-related pleural disease >> Read More ...
Pneumoconiosis is a type of lung disease that arises with inhaling mineral dusts usually in the workplace (occupational). More recently the term pneumoconiosis has been used to describe lung disease associated with organic and inorganic dusts as well as chemical vapors which often result in hypersensitivity pneumonitis; >> Read More ...
What is Pulmonary Embolism? A blood clot in the lung is known as a pulmonary embolism. There is often confusion among patients as to the exact location of the clot – despite being commonly referred to as a blood clot in the lung, the clot is not within the air spaces of the lungs. Instead it is lodged in the >> Read More ...
