Chalicosis is a lung disorder caused by inhalation of fine stone particles, forming a type of pneumoconiosis. Occupations with excessive exposure to stone dust like mining, quarrying, grinding and sandblasting have risk of developing the condition. Symptoms include dyspnea, cough, chest pain and weight loss. Diagnosis involves chest x-rays, pulmonary function tests and biopsies. Treatment focuses on avoiding further exposure and managing respiratory symptoms through medications, oxygen supplementation and smoking cessation.

2. RISK FACTOR TREATMENT
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CAUSES SYMPTOMS
CHALICOSIS
DEFINITION DIAGNOSIS

3. DEFINITION
CHALICOSIS ALSO CALLED FLINT DISEASE, IS A DISORTER
OF THE LUNGS OR BRONCHIOLES, DUE TO THE INHALATION
OF FINE PARTICLES OF STONES; IT IS A FORM OF
PNEUMOCONIOSIS.

4. CAUSES
INHALATION OF FINE
PARTICLES OF STONES.

5. RISK FACTORS
OCCUPATIONS WITH EXCESSIVE EXPOSURE TO STONE DUST
LIKE EXCAVATIONS IN MINES, MINING OF NONFERROUS METAL
- ORES, TUNNELS, QUARRIES, UNDERGROUND GALLERIES, DRY
CUTTING, GRINDING,SIEVING AND MANIPULATION OF MINERALS
AND ROCK, FOUNDARY WORK, MILLING WORK, SANDBLASTING
AND GRINDING, POTTERY INDUSTRY

6. NON-FERROUS METALORES

7. TUNNEL

8. QUARRIES

9. GRINDING

10. FOUNDRY WORK

11. MILLING WORK

12. SANDBLASTING AND GRINDING

13. POTTERY INDUSTRY

14. DIAGNOSE…..
CHEST X-RAY
PULMONARY FUNCTION TEST
BRONCHOSCOPE
1.TUBE
2.BIOPSY
CT-SCAN

15. SYMPTOMS
DYSPNEA
COUGH & FEVER
CHEST PAIN
WEIGHT LOSS
LOSS OF APPETITE

16. TREATMENT
TREATMENT OF CHALICOSIS OF
MANAGING ASSOCIATED
RESPIRATORY SYMPTOM
MANAGEMANT GOALS INCLUDE
AVOIDANCE OF EXPOSURE TO STONE DUST,
OPTIMIZATION OF RESPIRATORY
PREVENTIVE CARE.
PHARMACOTHERAPY

17. ACUTE PHARMACOTHEAPIES
SYSTEMIC STEROIDS MAY BE USED
FOR ACUTE MANAGEMENT OF
SYMPTOMS

18. CHRONIC PHARMACOTHERAPIES
SYSTEMIC STEROIDS ARE NOT RECOMMENDED FOR
CHRONIC MANGEMENT
SUPPLEMENTAL OXYGEN IS ADMINISTERED TO PPREVENT
COMPLICATIONS OF CHRONIC HYPOXEMIA
BRONCHODILATORS IF AIRFLOW LIMITATION IS PRESENT ON SPIROMETRY
SMOKING CESSATION

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