How is asbestosis diagnosed?

How is asbestosis diagnosed?

Roy Artal (Pulmonologist and Critical Care Physician) gives expert video advice on: How is asbestosis diagnosed?; What are the complications of asbestosis?; How can I prevent or minimize asbestos exposure? and more...

Asbestosis is diagnosed first and foremost on a basis of a history consistent with asbestos exposure. So if somebody had not had significant asbestos exposure in the past unlike if you'd having asbestosis is really quite small. In terms of the actual diagnosis itself is typically arrived on a basis of physical examination and a chest x-ray or a CT scan of a chest which is consistent of the diagnosis of asbestosis.