A Clinical Guide to Occupational and Environmental Lung Diseases

ISBN-13: 9781627038836 / Angielski / Miękka / 2014 / 326 str.

Yuh-Chin T Huang;Andrew J Ghio;Lisa A Maier

Opis

Featuring evidence-based guidelines and a host of respected international authors, this guide offers an updated review and practical responses to occupational and environmental lung diseases, reflecting our improving understanding of these pathologies.

Recenzje

From the reviews:

"This book offers clinical personnel and researchers the latest developments in respiratory care. The book is timely, covering some of the most hotly debated topics in the field ... . Ostensibly, this book is written for practicing clinicians ... . I would add toxicologists and air pollution specialists to the list of experts who could benefit. ... this book is devoted to ongoing developments and controversies affecting patient diagnosis and management, making it essential reading for others needing to stay abreast of these developments." (J. Thomas Pierce, Doody's Book Reviews, April, 2013)

Spis treści

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

O autorze

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

Blurb

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.