TY  - CHAP
M1  - Book, Section
TI  - Occupational Lung Diseases
A1  - Balmes, John R.
A2  - LaDou, Joseph
A2  - Harrison, Robert J.
PY  - 2021
T2  - CURRENT Diagnosis & Treatment: Occupational & Environmental Medicine, 6e
AB  - The  respiratory  tract  is  often  the  site  of  injury  from  occupational  exposures.  The  widespread  use  of  potentially  toxic  materials  in  the  environment  poses  a  major  threat  to  both  the  airways  and  lung  parenchyma.  The  respiratory  tract  has  a  limited  number  of  ways  to  respond  to  injury.  Acute  responses  include  rhinosinusitis,  laryngitis,  upper  airway  obstruction,  bronchitis,  bronchoconstriction,  alveolitis,  and  pulmonary  edema.  Chronic  responses  include  asthma,  bronchitis,  bronchiolitis,  parenchymal  fibrosis,  pleural  fibrosis,  and  cancer.  Early  recognition  and  appropriate  treatment  of  occupational  lung  diseases  by  physicians  can  reduce  both  morbidity  and  mortality  significantly  and  greatly  affect  patient  outcome.  This  chapter  focuses  on  common  occupational  lung  diseases  and  on  how  to  diagnose  and  manage  them.  
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PB  - McGraw Hill
CY  - New York, NY
Y2  - 2024/04/20
UR  - accessmedicine.mhmedical.com/content.aspx?aid=1180877309
ER  -