A nurse has been assessing a client who has been working as a butcher for an extensive period. The client had a prolonged and intense exposure to inhaled organic dust in the form of animal protein. What disorder, according to the nurse, can affect the client the most?

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The prolonged and intense exposure to inhaled organic dust in the form of animal protein indicates that the client is at risk for developing hypersensitivity pneumonitis, which is an inflammatory lung disease caused by an immune response to inhaled organic antigens. Idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis is a type of chronic, progressive lung disease of unknown cause. Anthracosis is a lung disorder caused by the accumulation of coal dust in the lungs. Primary spontaneous pneumothorax (PSP) is a condition in which the lung collapses without any apparent cause. None of these disorders are directly related to the client's occupation as a butcher.

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