Often increased
0No markers in this group.
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Asbestosis
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Condition overview
Attributes
Commonalityis rare
Linked signs and symptoms
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Linked drugs / medications
0No linked drugs are listed yet.
Treatments, therapies and supportive options
0Grouped by treatment type. These are educational database links, not personal treatment recommendations. Evidence labels are shown only where stored in the EH database.
No linked treatment or supportive options are listed yet.
Linked diagnostic tests and investigations
14These are pulled from both EH diagnostic-test link tables, including the older large test-link table.
- Chest X-Ray
- Computerized Tomography (CT) Scan
- Expiratory Reserve Volume (ERV)
- Functional Residual Capacity
- Inspiratory Capacity (IC)
- Maximum Voluntary Ventilation (MVV)
- Peak Expiratory Flow Rate (PEFR)
- pulmonary Artery Catheter
- Pulmonary Function Tests
- Residual Volume (RV)
- Spiral (helical) Computerized Tomography (CT) Scan
- Spirometry
- Total Lung Capacity (TLC)
- Vital Capacity (VC)
Biological and test markers
9This visual map uses existing EH database links to show biological agents and lab markers reported as increased, decreased, or associated with this condition. These are educational relationships only; test results must be interpreted by a qualified clinician because ranges vary by lab, method, age, sex and clinical context.
Often decreased
9- Expiratory Reserve Volume (ERV)Reference range exampleAdult ( > 16y), Female: 850–1,300 mL; Adult ( > 16y), Male: 1,000–1,500 mLLinked diagnostic tests1Expiratory Reserve Volume (ERV)
- Forced Expiratory Flow Between 25% and 75% of FVC (FEF25-75)Reference range exampleAll: 60–100 %Linked diagnostic tests1Spirometry
- Functional Residual CapacityReference range exampleAdult ( > 16y): 2,500–3,600 mLLinked diagnostic tests1Functional Residual Capacity
- Inspiratory Capacity (IC)Reference range exampleAdult ( > 16y), Female: 2,600–3,200 mL; Adult ( > 16y), Male: 3,000–3,500 mLLinked diagnostic tests1Inspiratory Capacity (IC)
- Maximum Voluntary Ventilation (MVV)Reference range exampleAdult ( > 16y), Female: 80–180 L/minute; Adult ( > 16y), Male: 140–180 L/minuteLinked diagnostic tests1Maximum Voluntary Ventilation (MVV)
- Peak Expiratory Flow Rate (PEFR)Reference range exampleAdult ( > 16y), Female: 410–450 L/minute; Adult ( > 16y), Male: 540–590 L/minuteLinked diagnostic tests1Peak Expiratory Flow Rate (PEFR)
- Residual Volume (RV)Reference range exampleAdult ( > 16y): 1,200–1,600 mL; Adult ( > 16y), Female: 850–1,300 mLLinked diagnostic tests2Postvoid Residual Volume Test, Residual Volume (RV)
- Total Lung Capacity (TLC)Reference range exampleAdult ( > 16y), Female: 4,600–5,200 mL; Adult ( > 16y), Male: 5,800–6,200 mLLinked diagnostic tests1Total Lung Capacity (TLC)
- Vital Capacity (VC)Reference range exampleAdult ( > 16y), Female: 3,500–4,000 mL; Adult ( > 16y), Male: 4,500–5,000 mLLinked diagnostic tests1Vital Capacity (VC)
Other associated markers
0No markers in this group.
Introduction / full article
Asbestosis
Asbestosis
Asbestos is a is a substance comprised of fibres once used commonly in mining and construction due to its highly desirable physical properties; including its resistance to damage from heat, fire, chemicals and electricity.
When a piece of asbestos is broken, however, the fibres are released. This dust, upon inhalation, causes widespread scarring of the lung tissue. This is known as asbestosis. Exposure to asbestos dust can also cause lung cancer.
Towards the end of the 1980s, public awareness was drawn to the link between asbestos exposure and lung disease. Nowadays, in some places of the world, the use of asbestos is entirely banned. This includes the use, processing and manufacture of asbestos products.