Occupational Diseases & Pneumoconioses

1.Occupational hazards among agricultural workers

2.As a medical officer of an industrial area, what are the measures you will undertake for prevention and control of occupational diseases in your area

1.Enumerate the different types of pneumoconiosis. Discuss the epidemiology of asbestosis

1.Occupational hazard

2.Bagassosis and byssinosis

3.Control of bagassosis

4.Lead poisoning Differentiate between

5.Prevention of occupational diseases Differentiate between

6.Organic pneumoconiosis

7.Personal protective equipment is the last resort in preventing occupational diseases List the following

8.Plumbism. Differentiate between

1.A manual labour working at construction presents with irritant cough, dyspnea on exertion and tightness of chest. Chest x-ray showed ground glass opacities

• a) What is the probable diagnosis
• b) Explain the medical measures for prevention of occupational diseases
• c) Explain engineering the measures to prevent the same among other labourer working over

2.Particles _______in size reaches the alveoli and get deposited causing damage to the lungs, producing various types of pneumoconiosis

• a) 0.5μ - 3μ
• b) > 10μ
• c) 5μ – 10μ
• d) <0.1μ