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Respiratory system

Rheumatoid pneumoconiosis

• Cough
• Shortness of breath
• Nodules of the skin (rheumatoid nodules)
• Joint swelling and pain

Your health care provider will take a detailed medical history that will include questions about your occupations (past and present) and other possible sources of exposure to coal dust. A physical exam, with special attention paid to the presence of joint and skin disease, will be performed. Other tests that may aid in the diagnosis include:

• Chest x-ray
• Joint x-rays
• Pulmonary function tests
• Rheumatoid factor titer test

Review Date: 08/10/2005
Reviewed By: David A. Kaufman, M.D., Assistant Professor, Division of Pulmonary, Critical Care & Sleep Medicine, Mount Sinai School of Medicine, New York, NY. Review provided by VeriMed Healthcare Network.