Occupational Lung Diseases, third edition

[Occupational lung diseases].

Until workers can be effectively protected from the dusts, gases, and vapors that cause occupational lung diseases, clinicians must focus on careful history taking, precise diagnosis, and prompt therapy to relieve or reduce respiratory disability.

Occupational Lung Diseases

Occupational Interstitial Lung Diseases.

OBJECTIVE Evidence-based diagnostic and treatment guidelines for occupationally related interstitial lung diseases (ILDs) have been developed and are summarized herein. METHODS Comprehensive literature reviews were conducted with article abstraction, critiquing, objective grading, and evidence table compilation. A multidisciplinary expert panel drafted evidence- and consensus-based guidance. ...

Third Edition on the Third Edition

The Third Edition of the MATLAB Primer is based on version 4.004.1 of MATLAB. While this edition reeects an extensive general revision of the Second Edition, most sig-niicant is the new information to help one begin to use the major new features of version 4.004.1, the sparse matrix and enhanced graphics capabilities. The plain T E X source and corresponding PostScript le of the latest printing...

[Imaging in occupational lung diseases].

This chapter consists of a review of the literature regarding radiographic and tomographic characteristics of the principal occupational respiratory diseases (silicosis and asbestosis). Special attention is given to the practical relevance of high-resolution computed tomography, which is the most sensitive and specific method of identifying and quantifying the extent of pleural and parenchymal ...