Textbook of Clinical Occupational and Environmental Medicine

Section 1: Principles and Practice 1Introduction to Occupational and Environmental Medicine 2Occupational and Environmental Medicine: The Historical Perspective 3Approach to the Patient 4Principles of Industrial Hygiene 4.1Occupational Hygiene 4.2Surveillance for Occupational Hazards and Disease 5Toxicology 6Epidemiology 7Biological Markers in Occupational and Environmental Medicine Impairment and Disability 9Social Issues in the Practice of Occupational and Environmental Medicine 10Susceptible Populations 11International Issues Section 2: Work Sectors and Special Populations 12Agricultural Workers 13Mining 14Construction Industry Hazards 15Service and Office Workers 16Manufacturing Sector 17Occupational Medicine in the Healthcare Industry 18.1Emerging Technologies 18.2Occupational Health of Police and Firefighters Section 3: Occupational Diseases and Injuries 19. Diseases of the Lung and Pleura 19.1Approach to the patient / diagnostic procedures 19.2Occupational Asthma 19.3Byssinosis and Other Textile Dust-Related Lung Diseases 19.4Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease and Chronic Bronchitis 19.5Acute Inhalational Injury 19.6Hypersensitivity Pneumonitis 19.7Chronic Beryllium Disease and Cobalt-Related Interstitial Lung Disease 19.8Asbestos-Related Disease 19.9Silicosis 19.10Respiratory Diseases of Coal Miners 19.11Other Pneumoconioses 20Disorders of the Eye, Ear Nose and Throat 20.1Ophthalmologic Disorders 20.2Occupational hearing loss 20.3Upper Airway Disorders 21Disorders of the Blood and Blood-Forming Organs 22Occupational Infectious Diseases 23Musculoskeletal Disorders 23.1Overall Approach to Managing Musculoskeletal Disorders 23.2Neck and Shoulder Disorders 23.3Upper Extremity Disorders 23.4Back and Lower Extremity Disorders 23.5Systemic Rheumatologic Disorders 24Cardiovascular Disorders 25Renal and Bladder Disorders 26Gastrointestinal Disorders 26.1Disorders of the Gut and Pancreas 27Endocrine and Reproductive Disorders 27.1Endocrine Disorders 27.2Disorders of Reproduction and Development 28Neurologic and Psychiatric Disorders 28.1Central Nervous System Diseases 28.2Disorders of the Peripheral Nervous System 28.3Psychosocial Stressors and Psychiatric Disorders in the Work Place 29Dermatologic Diseases 29.1Contact Dermatitis 29.2Other Dermatoses 30Cancer 30.1Malignancies of the Respiratory Tract and Pleura 30.2Lymphohematopoietic Malignancies 30.3Bladder Cancer 30.4Renal Cancer 30.5Cancer of the Liver and Gastrointestinal Tract 30.6Thyroid Neoplasia 30.7Cancer of the Reproductive Organs 30.8Brain Neoplasms 30.9Skin Cancers 31Traumatic Injuries Section 4: Hazards in the Workplace and the Environment 32Mechanical Stressors 33Radiation 33.1Ionizing Radiation 33.2Nonionizing Radiation 34Thermal Stressors 35Noise 36Baromedicine 37Biologic Factors 37.1Animal Exposures 37.2Plant and Vegetable Exposures 38Psychophysiologic Stressors and Work Organization 39Metals and Related Compounds 39.1Aluminium 39.2Arsenic 39.3Beryllium and Cobalt 39.4Cadmium 39.5Chromium 39.6Nickel 39.7Fluorine and Related Compounds 39.8Lead 39.9Mercury 39.10Other Metals 40Organic Solvents and Related Compounds 41Chemicals in the Plastics, Synthetic Textiles, and Rubber Industries 42Organic Nitrogen Compounds 43Metal Working Fluids 44Oils and Petroleum Derivatives: Hydrocarbons, Cracked Oils, etc. 45Persistent Organic Pollutants 46Mineral Dusts 47Toxic Gases 48Pesticides and Related Compounds 49Low-Level Environmental Exposures 50Exposures in Indoor Air 51Exposures in Outdoor Air 52Hazardous Waste 52.1Occupational Issues in Hazardous Waste Workers 52.2Community Hazardous Exposures 53Food 54Water Section 5: Policy, Regulation and Control 55Codes of Ethics, Confidentiality 56Occupational and Environmental Legislation, Regulation, and Litigation in the US 57Legal and Regulatory Issues in the Workplace 57.1Government Agencies / Statutes / Legis 57.2Environmental Justice 58Integrating Clinical Care with Prevention 59Communication and Assessment of Risk