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Typical Characteristics of Pneumoconiosis 
Coal dust 
 • Coal miners 
Beryllium 
 • Fluorescent lights
Characteristics of Pneumoconiosis ... Construction #Pneumoconiosis
Upper Lobe Lung Diseases - STAR CHASERS Mnemonic

S - Silicosis
T - Tuberculosis
A - Ankylosing Spondylitis
R -
particulates: - Pneumoconioses ... - Coal worker pneumoconiosis ... Miscellaneous pneumoconioses ... kaolinosis, bauxite pneumoconiosis
Exposure Related ILD

 • Hypersensitivity pneumonitis
 • Pneumoconioses 
 • Radiation pneumonitis
 • Medication-induced ILD

Andrew Sanchez
pneumonitis • Pneumoconioses
Progressive Massive Fibrosis on Chest X-Ray
In a construction worker presenting with shortness of breath.
Progressive Massive Fibrosis
severe form of pneumoconiosis ... coal worker’s pneumoconiosis
Lung Nodules - Differential Diagnosis by Distribution
 • Centrilobular: Hypersensitivity Pneumonitis, RB-ILD, Pneumoconiosis, Infectious Bronchiolitis, Vasculitis,
Pneumonitis, RB-ILD, Pneumoconiosis
Upper lung zone preference is seen in:
- Inhaled particles: pneumoconiosis (silica or coal)
- Smoking related diseases
Inhaled particles: pneumoconiosis
Perilymphatic distribution
Perilymphatic nodules are most commonly seen in sarcoidosis.
They also occur in silicosis, coal-worker's pneumoconiosis and
coal-worker's pneumoconiosis
Causes of Diffuse Lung Disease. 
Collagen vascular 
 - Scleroderma 
 - Rheumatoid arthritis 
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Coal workers' pneumoconiosis
Hilar and mediastinal lymphadenopathy
In sarcoidosis the common pattern is right paratracheal and bilateral hilar adenopathy ('1-2-3-sign').
In
coal-worker's pneumoconiosis
Lung Nodule - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Nodule on > 2 Years Without a Change in Size:
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Sarcoidosis • Pneumoconiosis