A Clinical Guide to Occupational and Environmental Lung Diseases (Respiratory Medicine Book 6)

__A Clinical Guide to Occupational and Environmental Lung Diseases__ delivers a concise compendium to the diagnosis and management of occupational and environmental lung diseases, incorporating evidence-based guidelines where available. Each chapter provides an updated review and a practical approach to different occupational and environmental lung diseases. With rapidly changing technology, new conditions and exposures will undoubtedly emerge. Clinicians need to remain vigilant about assessing the potential link between lung diseases and environmental exposures, and this book provides a practical guide to recognize, diagnose, and prevent occupational and environmental lung diseases. Written for practicing clinicians including internists, pulmonologists, and primary care providers, as well as industrial hygienists and environmental regulators, __A Clinical Guide to Occupational and Environmental Lung Diseases__ is a timely and important new volume and an invaluable contribution to the literature. Front Matter....Pages i-xiii Historical Perspective of Occupational and Environmental Lung Disease....Pages 1-26 The Occupational and Environmental History....Pages 27-39 Use of Laboratory Tests in Occupational and Environmental Lung Diseases....Pages 41-57 Radiography and CT of Occupational and Environmental Lung Diseases....Pages 59-92 Environmental and Occupational Causes of Asthma....Pages 93-112 Hypersensitivity Pneumonitis....Pages 113-132 Air Pollution and Lung Diseases....Pages 133-151 Unanswered Questions Regarding Asbestos Exposure: Concerns for the Next Generation....Pages 153-169 Pneumoconiosis in the Twenty-First Century....Pages 171-187 Inhalation Injury....Pages 189-216 Hard Metal Lung Disease....Pages 217-230 Beryllium Disease....Pages 231-249 Occupational Lung Cancer....Pages 251-264 COPD in Non-smokers....Pages 265-276 Emerging Issues in Environmental and Occupational Lung Diseases....Pages 277-283 Disability Assessment in Occupational and Environmental Lung Diseases....Pages 285-293 Global Impact of Occupational and Environmental Lung Diseases....Pages 295-310 Back Matter....Pages 311-323