Environmental and Occupational Pulmonary Diseases

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• Overview of Environmental and Occupational Pulmonary Diseases
  • General reference
  • Prevention
  • More Information

• Air Pollution–Related Illness
  • Prevention
    • Prevention references

• Building-Related Illnesses
  • Specific building-related illnesses
  • Nonspecific building-related symptoms
  • Diagnosis
    • Patient evaluation
    • Workplace evaluation
  • Treatment
  • More Information

• Byssinosis
  • Etiology
  • Symptoms and Signs
    • Symptoms and signs reference
  • Diagnosis
  • Treatment

• Work-Related Asthma
  • Sensitizer-induced occupational asthma
  • Irritant exposure and reactive airways dysfunction syndrome (RADS)
  • Work-exacerbated asthma
  • General references
  • Symptoms and Signs
  • Diagnosis
    • Work-exacerbated asthma
  • Treatment
  • Prevention
  • Key Points

• Irritant Gas Inhalation Injury
  • Acute Exposure to Irritant Gas
    • Complications
    • Symptoms and Signs
    • Diagnosis
    • Treatment
    • Prognosis
    • Prevention
  • Chronic Exposure to Irritant Gas
  • Exposure to Smoke
  • Key Points

• Overview of Asbestos-Related Disorders

• Asbestosis
  • Risk factors
  • Pathophysiology
    • Pathophysiology reference
  • Symptoms and Signs
  • Diagnosis
  • Treatment
  • Prognosis
  • Prevention
  • Key Points

• Mesothelioma
  • General references
  • Symptoms and Signs
  • Diagnosis
  • Treatment
    • Treatment references
  • Prognosis
    • Prognosis reference
  • Key Points

• Asbestos-Related Pleural Disease

• Silicosis
  • Etiology
  • Pathophysiology
    • Complications
    • Pathophysiology references
  • Symptoms and Signs
  • Diagnosis
    • Imaging
    • Additional diagnostic testing
    • Diagnosis references
  • Treatment
    • Acute silicosis
    • Chronic silicosis
  • Prevention
  • Key Points
  • More Information

• Coal Worker Pneumoconiosis
  • General reference
  • Etiology
  • Pathophysiology
    • Pathophysiology reference
  • Symptoms and Signs
    • Complications
  • Diagnosis
    • Diagnosis reference
  • Treatment
  • Prevention
  • Key Points
  • More Information

• Beryllium Disease
  • Pathophysiology
  • Pathophysiology reference
  • Etiology
  • Symptoms and Signs
    • Symptoms and signs reference
  • Diagnosis
    • Diagnosis reference
  • Treatment
    • Treatment references
  • Prognosis
  • Prognosis reference
  • Prevention
  • Key Points
  • More Information