SILICOSIS

Course overview

SILICOSIS IS AN OCCUPATIONAL PNEUMOCONIOSIS CAUSED BY THE INHALATION OF CRYSTALLINE SILICA DUST. THIS DISEASE MAY PRESENT SEVERAL WEEKS TO YEARS AFTER EXPOSURE TO SILICA AND IS COMMONLY SEEN IN OCCUPATIONS SUCH AS MINING, GLASS MANUFACTURING, AND FOUNDRY WORK. PATIENTS MAY PRESENT WITH COUGH, SHARP CHEST PAIN AND BREATHING DIFFICULTY. THIS ACTIVITY ILLUSTRATES THE EVALUATION AND MANAGEMENT OF SILICOSIS AND REVIEWS THE ROLE OF THE INTERPROFESSIONAL TEAM IN MANAGING PATIENTS WITH THIS CONDITION.