Medical Conditions with Likely Secondary Disorders

Disorders secondary to Chronic Beryllium Disease (CBD)

· Hypoxemia (low oxygen levels at exercise, rest or with sleep)

· Airflow obstruction/wheezing (asthma-like presentation of CBD)

· Right heart failure, Cor pulmonale

· Pulmonary hypertension

· Respiratory infections (Pneumonia,Acute Bronchitis)

· Spontaneous Pneumothorax

· Deconditioning secondary to chronic lung disease

· Joint Aches (this is a symptom)

· Hyperurecemia, Gout

· Hypercalcemia/hypercalcuria

· Granulomatous Hepatitis

· Skin Nodules/Ulceration

· Aggravation of sleep apnea due to hypoxemia of CBD

Disorders secondary to Silicosis

· Hypoxemia

· Right heart failure, Cor pulmonale

· Pulmonary Hypertension

· Deconditioning secondary to chronic lung disease

· Progressive Massive Fibrosis

· Silicotuberculosis