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==Overview==
[[Pulmonary function tests]], [[bronchoscopy]], and lung biopsies may be helpful in the diagnosis of [[pneumoconiosis]].
==Other Diagnostic Studies==
Other diagnostic studies for [[pneumoconiosis]] include: <ref name="pmid11094786">{{cite journal| author=Wang XR, Christiani DC| title=Respiratory symptoms and functional status in workers exposed to silica, asbestos, and coal mine dusts. | journal=J Occup Environ Med | year= 2000 | volume= 42 | issue= 11 | pages= 1076-84 | pmid=11094786 | doi=10.1097/00043764-200011000-00009 | pmc= | url=https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/eutils/elink.fcgi?dbfrom=pubmed&tool=sumsearch.org/cite&retmode=ref&cmd=prlinks&id=11094786  }} </ref> <ref name="pmid3409733">{{cite journal| author=Bégin R, Ostiguy G, Cantin A, Bergeron D| title=Lung function in silica-exposed workers. A relationship to disease severity assessed by CT scan. | journal=Chest | year= 1988 | volume= 94 | issue= 3 | pages= 539-45 | pmid=3409733 | doi=10.1378/chest.94.3.539 | pmc= | url=https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/eutils/elink.fcgi?dbfrom=pubmed&tool=sumsearch.org/cite&retmode=ref&cmd=prlinks&id=3409733  }} </ref> <ref name="pmid3740660">{{cite journal| author=| title=American Thoracic Society. Medical Section of the American Lung Association: The diagnosis of nonmalignant diseases related to asbestos. | journal=Am Rev Respir Dis | year= 1986 | volume= 134 | issue= 2 | pages= 363-8 | pmid=3740660 | doi=10.1164/arrd.1986.134.2.363 | pmc= | url=https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/eutils/elink.fcgi?dbfrom=pubmed&tool=sumsearch.org/cite&retmode=ref&cmd=prlinks&id=3740660  }} </ref> <ref name="pmid7181238">{{cite journal| author=De Vuyst P, Jedwab J, Dumortier P, Vandermoten G, Vande Weyer R, Yernault JC| title=Asbestos bodies in bronchoalveolar lavage. | journal=Am Rev Respir Dis | year= 1982 | volume= 126 | issue= 6 | pages= 972-6 | pmid=7181238 | doi=10.1164/arrd.1982.126.6.972 | pmc= | url=https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/eutils/elink.fcgi?dbfrom=pubmed&tool=sumsearch.org/cite&retmode=ref&cmd=prlinks&id=7181238  }} </ref> <ref name="pmid25398119">{{cite journal| author=Balmes JR, Abraham JL, Dweik RA, Fireman E, Fontenot AP, Maier LA | display-authors=etal| title=An official American Thoracic Society statement: diagnosis and management of beryllium sensitivity and chronic beryllium disease. | journal=Am J Respir Crit Care Med | year= 2014 | volume= 190 | issue= 10 | pages= e34-59 | pmid=25398119 | doi=10.1164/rccm.201409-1722ST | pmc= | url=https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/eutils/elink.fcgi?dbfrom=pubmed&tool=sumsearch.org/cite&retmode=ref&cmd=prlinks&id=25398119  }} </ref>
*[[Pulmonary function tests]] (PFT), which demonstrates:
**Decreased [[FEV1]] and [[FEV1/FVC ratio]]
**Decreased [[DLCO]]
**Decreased [[Compliance (physiology)|compliance]]
*[[Bronchoalveolar lavage]]:
**Can be used to study [[cytology]] and exclude other [[pathologies]]
**[[Asbestos bodies]] can be identified to diagnose [[asbestosis]]
**Can be used to diagnose [[berylliosis]] with a [[beryllium]] [[lymphocyte]] proliferation test
*[[Lung biopsy]] can be used to confirm the [[pneumoconiosis]]
**[[Granuloma|Noncaseating granulomas]] can be seen in [[berylliosis]]


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Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1]; Associate Editor(s)-in-Chief: Dushka Riaz, MD

Overview

Pulmonary function tests, bronchoscopy, and lung biopsies may be helpful in the diagnosis of pneumoconiosis.

Other Diagnostic Studies

Other diagnostic studies for pneumoconiosis include: [1] [2] [3] [4] [5]

References

  1. Wang XR, Christiani DC (2000). "Respiratory symptoms and functional status in workers exposed to silica, asbestos, and coal mine dusts". J Occup Environ Med. 42 (11): 1076–84. doi:10.1097/00043764-200011000-00009. PMID 11094786.
  2. Bégin R, Ostiguy G, Cantin A, Bergeron D (1988). "Lung function in silica-exposed workers. A relationship to disease severity assessed by CT scan". Chest. 94 (3): 539–45. doi:10.1378/chest.94.3.539. PMID 3409733.
  3. "American Thoracic Society. Medical Section of the American Lung Association: The diagnosis of nonmalignant diseases related to asbestos". Am Rev Respir Dis. 134 (2): 363–8. 1986. doi:10.1164/arrd.1986.134.2.363. PMID 3740660.
  4. De Vuyst P, Jedwab J, Dumortier P, Vandermoten G, Vande Weyer R, Yernault JC (1982). "Asbestos bodies in bronchoalveolar lavage". Am Rev Respir Dis. 126 (6): 972–6. doi:10.1164/arrd.1982.126.6.972. PMID 7181238.
  5. Balmes JR, Abraham JL, Dweik RA, Fireman E, Fontenot AP, Maier LA; et al. (2014). "An official American Thoracic Society statement: diagnosis and management of beryllium sensitivity and chronic beryllium disease". Am J Respir Crit Care Med. 190 (10): e34–59. doi:10.1164/rccm.201409-1722ST. PMID 25398119.

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