Description
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. Yuh-Chin T. Huang, MD, MHS Department of Medicine, Division of Pulmonary, Allergy and Critical Care Medicine, Duke University Medical Center, Durham, NC, USA Andrew J. Ghio, MD Human Studies Facility, Environmental Public Health Division, Chapel Hill, NC, USA Lisa A. Maier, MD, MSPH, FCCP Department of Medicine, Division of Environmental and Occupational Health Sciences, National Jewish Health, Denver, CO, USA Chapter 1: Historical Perspective of Occupational and Environmental Lung Disease Paul David Blanc Chapter 2: The Occupational and Environmental History Lawrence C. Mohr, Jr. Chapter 3: Use of Laboratory Tests in Occupational and Environmental Lung Diseases Jean-Luc Malo Chapter 4: Radiography and CT of Occupational and Environmental Lung Diseases Philip C. Goodman Chapter 5: Environmental and Occupational Causes of Asthma Marcos Ribeiro Susan M. Tarlo Chapter 6: Hypersensitivity Pneumonitis Lawrence Ho Ware G. Kuschner Chapter 7: Air Pollution and Lung Diseases Yuh-Chin T. Huang Ellen Volker Chapter 8: Unanswered questions regarding asbestos exposure – concerns for the next generation Daniel E. Banks Chapter 9: Pneumoconiosis in the 21st century Andrew J. Ghio Chapter 10: Inhalation Injury David J. Prezant Dorsett D. Smith Lawrence C. Mohr, Jr. Chapter 11: Hard Metal Lung Disease Toshinori Takada Hiroshi Moriyama Chapter 12: Beryllium Disease John Ferguson Margaret M. Mroz Lisa A. Maier Chapter 13: Occupational Lung Cancer Ignatius TS YU Lap-Ah Tse Hong QIU Chapter 14: COPD in non-smokers K. B. Hubert Lam, Om P. Kurmi Jon G. Ayres Chapter 15: Emerging Issues in Environmental and Occupational Lung Diseases Yuh-Chin T. Huang Chapter 16: Disability Assessment in Occupational and Environmental Lung Diseases Clayton T. Cowl Chapter 17: Global Impact of Occupational and Environmental Lung Diseases Eric D. Amster David C. Christiani
