Causes of Respiratory

Diseases in Modern Era

2 Causes of Respiratory Diseases in Modern Era

Table Of Contents

No# Contents Pg

No# 1 Respiratory Diseases 3

2 Sarcoidosis

Causes

Treatment

3

3 Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome

Causes

Treatment

3

4 Asbestosis

Causes

Treatment

4

5 Byssinosis

Causes

Treatment

4

6 Pulmonary fibrosis

Causes

Treatment

4

7 Pertussis

Causes

Treatment

5

8 Silicosis

Causes

Treatment

5

9 References 7

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Respiratory disease:

Respiratory diseases is a medical term that encompasses pathological conditions affecting

the organs and tissues that make gas exchange possible in higher organisms.

Respiratory diseases range from mild and self-limiting, such as the common cold, to life-

threatening entities like bacterial pneumonia, pulmonary embolism, and lung cancer.

The study of respiratory disease is known as pulmonology. A doctor who specializes in

respiratory disease is known as a pulmonologist.

Sarcoidosis:

Sarcoidosis is a disease caused by small areas of inflammation. In pulmonary sarcoidosis,

small patches of inflamed cells can appear on the lungs' small air sacs (alveoli), breathing

tubes (bronchioles) or lymph nodes. The lungs can become stiff and may not be able to hold

as much air as healthy lungs.

Causes of Sarciodosis:

Genetic disorders may involve spreading this disease.

Abnormal immune system.

Infectious agents such as propionibacterium acnes can be

found in bronchoalveolar lavage of approximately 70%

patients and is associated with disease activity.

Sarcoidosis frequently causes an increase in vitamin D

production outside the kidney.

Treatment:

Follow your healthcare provider's directions.

Stay away from dust and chemicals that can harm the lungs.

Pay attention to the air quality forecast of area. Follow precautions for Orange and

Red days, when pollution levels are dangerous for anyone with lung disease.

Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome (ARDS):

Acute respiratory distress syndrome (ARDS) is the sudden failure of the respiratory

(breathing) system. It can develop in anyone over the age of 1 who is critically ill. A person

with ARDS has rapid breathing, difficulty getting enough air into the lungs and low blood

oxygen levels.

Causes of ARDS:

ARDS cause by following:

Sepsis (bacterial infection of the blood)

Trauma

Pneumonia or other lung infection

Multiple blood transfusions

Breathing in salt water

Breathing in harmful smoke or fumes

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Breathing vomit into the lungs

Narcotics

Treatment:

Treatments may include:

Oxygen through tubes in your nose or through a mask

Oxygen through breathing tube which goes through your mouth or nose into your

windpipe. The tube is connected to a ventilator, a machine that helps you breathe.

Fluids through an IV line to improve your blood flow and to provide nutrition

Medicine to prevent and treat infections and to relieve pain

Asbestosis:

Asbestos contains a microscopic fibers cause disease, including

cancer.

Causes of asbestosis:

Asbestosis may be cause by:

Asbestos mining

Milling industries

Construction

Fireproofing

Treatment:

Treatments may include:

Aerosol medications to thin secretions

Oxygen by mask or by a plastic piece that fits into the nostrils

Lung transplantation

Byssinosis:

Byssinosis (brown lung disease) is a lung disease. The small

airways become blocked, severely harming lung function.

Causes of Byssinosis:

The disease may be caused by:

Dusts from cotton processing

Hemp and flax.

Treatment:

Change job to avoid more exposed to disease.

Prescribe medications such as bronchodilators to improve symptoms.

Chronic byssinosis may be treated with respiratory treatments, including

nebulizers.

Pulmonary fibrosis:

Pulmonary fibrosis is a disease marked by scarring in the lungs. The scarring is called

fibrosis. As the lung tissue becomes scarred, it interferes with a person's ability to breathe.

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Causes of Pulmonary fibrosis:

The disease may be cause by:

Cigarette smoking

Certain viral infections

Exposure to environmental pollutants, including silica and

hard metal dusts, bacteria and animal proteins, and gases

and fumes

The use of certain medicines

Genetic problems

Treatment:

Doctor may prescribe prednisone to reduce inflammation. Prednisone is a

corticosteroid. It can have serious side effects, which suppress the immune

system.

Oxygen therapy may be prescribed if the amount of oxygen in blood gets low.

Lung transplant may be recommended in such cases.

Pertussis:

Pertussis is known as whooping cough. It is a serious, very contagious

disease that causes severe, uncontrollable coughing fits. The coughing

makes it difficult to breathe and often ends with a "whoop" noise.

Causes of Pertussis:

It is caused by bacteria that spread from person to person when an

infected person sneezes or coughs.

Treatment:

Cough syrups and drops will not work on pertussis so doctor may prescribe

antibiotics, fluids given through a vein (intravenously), and/or an oxygen tent with

high humidity.

Silicosis:

Silicosis is a lung disease that is caused by inhaling tiny bits of silica.

Silica is a common mineral that is part of sand, rock and mineral ores

like quartz. It is a chronic disease and cannot be cured.

Causes of Silicosis:

Causes may include:

Highway and bridge construction and repair

Building construction, demolition, and repair

Abrasive blasting

Masonry work

Concrete finishing

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Rock drilling

Mining

Sand and gravel screening

Treatment:

Healthcare provider may prescribe cough medicine, bronchodilators (medications

that helps to open airways to help breathe more easily), and oxygen.

To keep the disease from getting worse, it is important to stay away from any

additional sources of silica and other lung irritants.

References:

http://www.thefreedictionary.com/respiratory+disease

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Respiratory_diseases

http://www.lung.org/lung-disease/sarcoidosis/symptoms-diagnosis.html

http://www.medicinenet.com/sarcoidosis/page2.htm#3whogetss

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sarcoidosis

http://www.lung.org/lung-disease/acute-respiratory-distress-syndrome/

http://www.lung.org/lung-disease/asbestosis/understanding-asbestosis.html

http://www.lung.org/lung-disease/byssinosis/

http://www.lung.org/lung-disease/pulmonary-fibrosis/

http://www.lung.org/lung-disease/pertussis/

http://www.lung.org/lung-disease/silicosis/understanding-silicosis.html