RT Book, Section
A1 Balmes, John R.
A2 LaDou, Joseph
A2 Harrison, Robert J.
SR Print(0)
ID 1180877309
T1 Occupational Lung Diseases
T2 CURRENT Diagnosis & Treatment: Occupational & Environmental Medicine, 6e
YR 2021
FD 2021
PB McGraw Hill
PP New York, NY
SN 9781260143430
LK accessmedicine.mhmedical.com/content.aspx?aid=1180877309
RD 2024/04/20
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.