Up-to-the-minute, thorough, clinical coverage of common and important occupational and environmental diseases, injuries, and exposures
Complete, yet concise, this clinically focused guide offers the definitive overview of common occupational and environmental illnesses, covering their diagnosis and treatment-plus preventive and remedial measures in the workplace and community. With its practical format and emphasis on fundamental topics, CURRENT Occupational and Environmental Medicine is just as essential for students and residents as it is for practicing physicians. You can count on the new fourth edition to deliver the bottom-line answers you need to stay on track in this complex, fast-breaking field.
Features:
The latest OSHA/NIOSH guidelines for occupational exposure standards
Detailed diagnostic checklist for major diseases, injuries, and exposure that help expedite diagnosis and treatment
The most clinically relevant perspectives on disability prevention-required reading for the occupational physician
Skill-building insights on the importance of ergonomics in the workplace
A step-by-step review of how to effectively manage an occupational health and safety program
Details on substance abuse and employee assistance programs, health risk analysis, and the legal aspects of occupational and environmental medicine
Preventive approaches to terrorist attacks on industry
Information-packed primer on epidemiology and biostatistics for the occupational and environmental health specialist
Up-to-date references with PMID numbers and peer-reviewed websites
Keywords: EVALUATING CHRONIC EFFECTS, INVOLUNTARY SMOKE EXPOSURE, NARY FUNCTION TESTING, OCCUPATIONAL PROVIDERS, LOWER RESPIRATORY TRACT INJURY, LACERATED GLOBE, BIOLOGIC MONITORING, HEALTH CARE WASTE, NONEMERGENCY WORK, OCCUPATIONAL ALLERGIC RHINITIS, IRRITANT RHINITIS, MALE REPRODUCTIVE EFFECTS, REMOVAL FROM EXPOSURE, STYRENE EXPOSURE, BIOLOGIC LEVEL, DISULFIDE EXPOSURE, BERYLLIUM SENSITIZATION, IRRITANT SYMPTOMS, CARDIAC SENSITIZATION, SUBACUTE HEPATIC NECROSIS, NASAL REACTIVITY, AIRBORNE TOXICANTS, ACUTE ORGANOPHOSPHATE POISONING, RED CELL CHOLINESTERASE, HUMAN EXPOSURE STUDIES, OCCUP ENVIRON MED, ESSENTIALS OF DIAGNOSIS, ENVIRON HEALTH PERSPECT, NATIONAL INSTITUTE, OCCUP ENVIRON HEALTH, ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY, TREATMENT TREATMENT, WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION, INDUST MED, OCCUP MED, TOXICOL ENVIRON HEALTH, WORK ENVIRON HEALTH, EMERG MED, AMERICAN CONFERENCE OF GOVERNMENTAL INDUSTRIAL HYGIENISTS, IND MED, NATIONAL TOXICOLOGY PROGRAM, NORTH AMERICA, STRUCTURAL CLASS, OCCUP HEALTH, WORLD TRADE CENTER, AGENT ORANGE, EUROPEAN UNION, OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH, OCCUPATIONAL MEDICINE, JOSEPH LADOU, MS, MD, OCCUPATIONAL MEDICAL HISTORY, JAMES E. CONE, MD, MPH, JOSEPH LADOU, MS, MD, WORKERS' COMPENSATION, JULIETTA RODRí, GUEZ-GUZMá, N, DISABILITY PREVENTION AND MANAGEMENT, GIDEON LETZ, MD, MPH, JENNIFER H. CHRISTIAN, MD, MPH, SUSAN N. TIERMAN, MD, LIABILITY ISSUES IN OCCUPATIONAL MEDICINE, DAN J. TENNENHOUSE, MD, JD, FCLM, MUSCULOSKELETAL INJURIES, FRANKLIN T. HOAGLUND, MD, PERIPHERAL NERVE INJURIES, YUEN T. SO, MD, PHD, EYE INJURIES, ALLAN J. FLACH, PHARMD, MD, FACIAL INJURIES, ANDREW H. MURR, MD, FACS, HEARING LOSS, JACOB JOHNSON, MD, & SCOTT T. ROBINSON, MPH, CIH, CSP, INJURIES CAUSED BY PHYSICAL HAZARDS, PHYSICAL HAZARDS, RICHARD COHEN, MD, MPH, SEICHI HORIE, MD, MPH, PHD, ERGONOMICS AND THE PREVENTION OF OCCUPATIONAL INJURIES, DAVID M. REMPEL, MD, MPH, & IRA L. JANOWITZ, MPS, PT, CPE OCCUPATIONAL ILLNESSES, CLINICAL TOXICOLOGY, JON ROSENBERG, MD, & LESLIE M. ISRAEL, DO, MPH, CLINICAL IMMUNOLOGY, JEFFREY L. KISHIYAMA, MD, OCCUPATIONAL HEMATOLOGY, WILLIS H. NAVARRO, MD, HOPE S. RUGO, MD, OCCUPATIONAL CANCER, HOPE S. RUGO, MD, OCCUPATIONAL INFECTIONS, KEN TAKAHASHI, MD, PHD, MPH, & GARY R. FUJIMOTO, MD, OCCUPATIONAL SKIN DISORDERS, MAHBUB M.U. CHOWDHURY, MBCHB, FRCP, HOWARD I. MAIBACH, MD, UPPER RESPIRATORY TRACT DISORDERS, DENNIS SHUSTERMAN, MD, MPH, OCCUPATIONAL LUNG DISEASES, JOHN R. BALMES, MD, CARDIOVASCULAR TOXICOLOGY, NEAL L. BENOWITZ, MD, LIVER TOXICOLOGY, ROBERT J. HARRISON, MD, MPH, RENAL TOXICOLOGY, RUDOLPH A. RODRIGUEZ, MD, & GERMAN T. HERNANDEZ, MD, FASN, NEUROTOXICOLOGY, YUEN T. SO, MD, PHD, FEMALE REPRODUCTIVE TOXICOLOGY, GAYLE C. WINDHAM, MSPH, PHD, & ANA MARIA OSORIO, MD, MPH, MALE REPRODUCTIVE TOXICOLOGY, ANA MARIA OSORIO, MD, MPH, GAYLE C. WINDHAM, MSPH, PHD, OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURES, METALS, RICHARD LEWIS, MD, MPH, CHEMICALS, ROBERT J. HARRISON, MD, MPH, SOLVENTS, JON ROSENBERG, MD, & ELIZABETH A. KATZ, MPH, CIH, GASES AND AIRBORNE TOXICANTS, WARE G. KUSCHNER, MD, & PAUL D. BLANC, MD, MSPH, PESTICIDES, MICHAEL A. O'MALLEY, MD, OCCUPATIONAL STRESS, JAMES P. SEWARD, MD, MPP, & ROBERT C. LARSEN, MD, MPH, SUBSTANCE ABUSE & EMPLOYEE ASSISTANCE PROGRAMS, STEPHEN HEIDEL, MD, MBA, OCCUPATIONAL SAFETY, FRANKLYN G. PRIESKOP, MS, MA, CSP, INDUSTRIAL HYGIENE, OCCUPATIONAL HYGIENE, DOUGLAS P. FOWLER, PHD, CIH, BIOLOGICAL MONITORING RAYMOND K. MEISTER, MD, MPH, & YUXIN ZHENG, MD, PHD SECTION VI. ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURES & CONTROLS GINA M. SOLOMON, MD, MPH, JOSEPH LADOU, MS, MD, & CATHARINA WESSELING, MD, PHD ROUTINE INDUSTRIAL EMISSIONS, ACCIDENTAL & INTENTIONAL RELEASES, & HAZARDOUS WASTE RUPALI DAS, MD, MPH, MELANIE A. MARTY, PHD, & MARILYN C. UNDERWOOD