Allison
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A 40-year-old man who works in a gravel pit is brought to the emergency department after being hit in the chest by a slab of cement. He does not smoke and does not have a cough. An x-ray of the chest does not show any fractures, but multiple small nodules are seen, some of which are calcified, in the upper lobes. A PPD skin test is negative. Which of the following is the most likely diagnosis?
A) Asbestosis
B) Berylliosis
C) Byssinosis
D) Industrial bronchitis
E) Silicosis
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| fox
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| NE
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I guess it's E too.
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| jaide
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| Ig F
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silicosis.common in sandblasters.......multiple nodular calcified masses in the lungz......
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