Question 1

i opened a big pencil sharpener (the ones you find on teachers desks) the graphite dust flew at me. i inhaled some, will i get graphite pneumoconiosis?

Accepted Answer

No risk, no worry: This might be a health risk if it happened 10 times a day for many years. A single event will do no harm at all. Don't worry about it.

Question 2

what can cause  pneumoconiosis?

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Pneumoconiosis: These are lung diseases caused by inhaling organic  or inorganic minerals that cause an inflammatory response in the lungs. Organic causes include pigeon breeders disease, mold exposure with different materials such as sugar cane for example. Inorganic causes include silicosis, asbestosis or other mineral dusts particles. Patient can develop pulmonary  fibrosis. Hope this helps.

Question 3

how many people are affected by the pneumoconiosis?

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?: If you live in a coal dust prone area, the incidence will be really high, compared to population living away from it.

Question 4

what's  pneumoconiosis?

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Dust lung disease: Most often these are due to a person's work though many of the people who survived the 9/11 attacks. Coal worker's lung, silicosis, asbestosis, farmer's lung, berylliosis, and bagassosis (sugar cane) are all examples. They are hard to treat and if present, a lawyer may be able to help.

Question 5

what are the symptomsof pneumoconiosis?

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SOB, Cough: Pneumoconiosis is collective condition in which lung is exposed to industrial insult, such as coal, asbestos, etc. Main symptoms for such a disease would be cough and shortness of breath (sob) and excersize intolerance.
Shahzeidi, md.

Question 6

just been diagnosed with factor five leiden should i be on medication? i had pe in my lung before i was diagnosed with this

Accepted Answer

Yes: Generally yes.  With your history of pe (unless there was a specific cause for this like a broken bone) and being positive for the factor v leiden mutation, you probably would be placed on lifelong anti-coagulation (e.g. Warfarin). However, it depends on your history, other medical risk factors, etc.

Question 7

lung density can be treatted? or is there any medication?

Accepted Answer

Discuss with doc: Problems like these can only be correctly handled by her doctor in person.  He/she needs to listen to her, perform an examination and possibly run labs or other tests. That's the only way he/she can find out what's going on and what to do about it.

Question 8

lung medication leads to lot of cough.pllzz help?

Accepted Answer

Side effects: Asthma medications that are inhaled whether they are dry powder inhalers or typical push and breath inhalers can cause some people to cough.  If the cough is not better, it may be an alternate treatment or another diagnosis is the problem.  See a lung specialist for accurate diagnosis and a specific treatment that is well tolerated.

Question 9

have mucus in my lungs. what medication do i need? mucus from a head cold

Accepted Answer

Mucus: If your symptoms are more than a week old and you are raising large amounts of discolored sputum, it's likely that the viral upper respiratory tract infection has morphed into a bacterial bronchitis. If so a course of antibiotics would be helpful in reducing the duration and intensity of your infection. Otherwise good fluid intake and expectorant syrup would help.

Question 10

what r the medications given for lung pneumonia and for low long pls, thanks?

Accepted Answer

Ambiguous: Antibiotics. And for as long as it takes to get better. Usually for at least ten days. 

There is no way to be more specific. It depends on the history, the kind of pneumonia, and all kinds of other variables.

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I opened a big pencil sharpener (the ones you find on teachers desks) the graphite dust flew at me. i inhaled some, will i get graphite pneumoconiosis?

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What can cause pneumoconiosis?

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What's pneumoconiosis?

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What are the symptomsof pneumoconiosis?

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Just been diagnosed with factor five leiden should i be on medication? i had pe in my lung before i was diagnosed with this

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Lung density can be treatted? or is there any medication?

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Lung medication leads to lot of cough.pllzz help?

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Have mucus in my lungs. what medication do i need? mucus from a head cold

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What r the medications given for lung pneumonia and for low long pls, thanks?

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