Symptoms of pneumoconiosis, standard medical treatment

The standard name of pneumoconiosis is pneumoconiosis, which is caused by long-term inhalation of industrial dust (dust) during occupational activities. It is divided into many types, including non-accumulative pneumoconiosis, byssinia pneumoconiosis, farmers' pneumoconiosis, etc. It has no specific clinical manifestations itself, and its clinical manifestations are mostly related to complications.

1. Cough

In the early stage of pneumoconiosis, the cough is usually not obvious. However, as the disease progresses, patients are often complicated with chronic bronchitis, and in the late stage, patients are often complicated with lung infection, both of which can significantly aggravate the cough. Cough is related to season, climate, etc.

2. Coughing up phlegm

Coughing up phlegm is mainly caused by the respiratory system's continuous removal of dust. Generally, the amount of sputum coughed up is not much, and it is mostly gray and thin. If combined with pulmonary infection and chronic bronchitis, the amount of sputum will increase significantly, and the sputum will be yellow, sticky or lumpy and often difficult to cough up.

3. Chest pain

Pneumoconiosis patients often feel chest pain, but there is usually no correlation or parallel relationship between chest pain and the clinical manifestations of pneumoconiosis. The location varies and often changes, and is mostly localized. It is usually a dull pain, but may also be a bloating or stabbing pain.

4. Difficulty breathing

As the degree of lung tissue fibrosis increases, the effective breathing area decreases, the ventilation/blood flow ratio becomes unbalanced, and breathing difficulties gradually worsen. The occurrence of complications can significantly increase the severity and development speed of dyspnea.

5. Hemoptysis

It is relatively rare. It may be caused by long-term chronic inflammation of the respiratory tract, resulting in mucosal vascular damage, with a small amount of blood in the sputum. It may also be caused by the dissolution and rupture of large fibrotic lesions and damage to blood vessels, resulting in increased hemoptysis.

6. Others

In addition to the above-mentioned respiratory system symptoms, there may be systemic symptoms of varying degrees, the most common of which is decreased digestive function.