You are an occupational nurse completing routine assessments on the employees where you work. What might be revealed by a chest radiograph for a client with occupational lung diseases?
A) Fibrotic changes in lungs
B) Hemorrhage
C) Lung contusion
D) Damage to surrounding tissues

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A chest radiograph can reveal fibrotic changes in the lungs, which are common in occupational lung diseases such as asbestosis, coal workers' pneumoconiosis, and silicosis. Hemorrhage, lung contusion, and damage to surrounding tissues are not typically associated with occupational lung diseases.

You Are an Occupational Nurse Completing Routine Assessments on the Employees