Monday, June 3, 2013

OCCUPATIONAL LUNG DISEASES

OCCUPATIONAL LUNG DISEASES
STEPS IN THE ENFORCEMENT OF PULMONARY DISEASE DIAGNOSIS. 

  1. Hystory of occupational and environmental Respiratory Disease.
  2. Clinical and Epidemiology Methodes.
  3. Exposure Assessment Methods
  4. General disease Categories
  5. Agent causing Interstitial Disease
  6. Agents causing Airways Disease
  7. Agents causing Other Respiratory Disease
  8. Industries associated with respiratory disease 
  9. Environmental Health Effects.

ad 1. Hystory of occupational and environmental Respiratory Disease.
  • Securities Industry and urbanization.
  • Starting the 19th century. The influence of modern technology.
  • Example after World War II, new chemicals, industrial toxins cause chronic and complex diseases.
  • In the 20th century changes in the urban environment cause health problems associated with air pollution, sewage disposal, slums.
ad 2. Clinical and Epidemiology Methodes.
  • Epidemiologic methods
  • History and Ph. Exam.
  • Physiologic methods
  • Bronchoprovocation test
  • Radiologic methods
  • Pathologic methods
  • Immunologic methods
Ad 3. Exposure Assessment Methods
  • Worksite evaluation
  • Environmental monitoring : workplace, community, exposure assessment in the ambient  environment
  • Mineralogy
Ad 4. General disease Categories
  • Asthma
  • Hypersensitivity Pneumonitis
  • Pulmonary fibrosis and Interstitial Lung disease
  • COPD
  • Inhalation fever
  • Lung cancer
  • Cancer of the head and neck.a
Ad 5. Agent causing Interstitial Disease
  • Asbestos
  • Silicosis
  • Nonfibrous Inorganic Dust
  • Coal
Ad 6. Agents causing Airways Disease
  • Cotton Dust
  • Occupational Asthma
  • Agents causing chronic airflow obstruction
Ad 7. Agents causing Other Respiratory Disease
  • Organic solvents
  • Metals
  • Acute gaseous exposures
  • Ionizing radiations
  • Diesel exhaust.
Ad 8. Industries associated with respiratory disease
  • Agriculture
  • Mining
  • Petroleun
  • Welding
  • Hospital and Lab
  • Diving
  • Aerospace
Ad 9. Environmental Health Effects
  • Environmental Tobacco smoke
  • Indoor air pollution
  • Outdoor air pollution
  • Interaction of tobacco smoking  with occupational and environmental factors.
Environmental Control Strategies
  • Respirators
  • Exposures controls in Workplace
  • Control of indoor air pollution

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