Occupational Lung Diseases â General ... - The Lung Center

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Limitations • Only particulates that are insoluble and retained in tissue at sufficient concentration will be detected. • <strong>The</strong>se methods can be tedious and there can be significant differences in results from different laboratories. • Most importantly, a positive finding documents biologically detectable exposure but does not demonstrate disease or establish a casual relationship.
Impact of diagnosis • For the clinician: important social, economic, legal and public health considerations. • For the patient: a profound impact on the work, income and social situation.
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Occupational Lung Diseases - Genera
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Definitions • Damage to the lungs
Page 5 and 6: Global burden • Health burden: 2
Page 7: Classification Occupational lung di
Page 10 and 11: • 3. Occupational cancer ( 15 ite
Page 12 and 13: Basic principles of occupational lu
Page 14 and 15: Pathogenesis The effects of an inha
Page 16 and 17: • Chemical properties alkalinity
Page 18 and 19: Size of particle mechanism of depos
Page 20 and 21: • The details of the particular c
Page 22 and 23: Clinical approach to the patient Th
Page 24 and 25: Occupational and environmental hist
Page 26 and 27: Physical examinations • Generally
Page 28 and 29: Chest radiography • It is the mos
Page 30 and 31: Asbestosis
Page 32 and 33: ILO - International Classification
Page 34 and 35: ILO - International Classification
Page 36: ILO - International Classification
Page 42 and 43: Hypersensitivity pneumonitis (Farme
Page 44 and 45: Methods • Spirometry • Lung vol
Page 46 and 47: Pathologic examination Methods used
Page 48 and 49: Transbronchial lung biopsies • TB
Page 52 and 53: Hard-metal disease
Page 54 and 55: Methods used to analyze dust conten
Page 58 and 59: Prevention
Page 60 and 61: The various measures for the preven
Page 62 and 63: Engineering measures • Design of
Page 64 and 65: Respirators • Powered air purifyi
Page 66 and 67: Impairment assessment
Page 68 and 69: Indian scenario
Page 70 and 71: Major hurdles # • Poor training i
Page 72 and 73: Legislations • The Factories Act,
Page 74 and 75: Notifiable occupational lung Diseas
Page 76 and 77: Research Institutes • The Central
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