Occupational and Environmental Lung Disease - 29/05/15
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Occupational and environmental lung disease remains a major cause of respiratory impairment worldwide. Despite regulations, increasing rates of coal worker’s pneumoconiosis and progressive massive fibrosis are being reported in the United States. Dust exposures are occurring in new industries, for instance, silica in hydraulic fracking. Nonoccupational environmental lung disease contributes to major respiratory disease, asthma, and COPD. Knowledge of the imaging patterns of occupational and environmental lung disease is critical in diagnosing patients with occult exposures and managing patients with suspected or known exposures.
Le texte complet de cet article est disponible en PDF.Keywords : Silica, Coal, Asbestos, Hard metal, Beryllium, Occupational asthma, Hypersensitivity pneumonitis, Biomass
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| Disclosures: Dr. DM Seaman is NIOSH Certified B reader. She has received consultant fees in conjunction with medicolegal expert testimony in the field of occupational lung disease. Research grant funding from Bracco Diagnostics Inc. Dr. CA Meyer is NIOSH Certified B reader. He has received grant funding, honoraria for film interpretation and lectures on occupational lung disease as well as consultant fees in conjunction with medicolegal expert testimony. Dr JP Kanne is NIOSH Certified B reader and consultant for Parexel Informatics. |
Vol 36 - N° 2
P. 249-268 - juin 2015 Retour au numéroBienvenue sur EM-consulte, la référence des professionnels de santé.
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