A thorough, concise, up-to-date guide to the diagnosis and treatment of common occupational and environmental injuries and diseasesA Doody's Core Title for 2017!
Coverage includes:
Chapters on how to conduct an occupational and environmental medical history, examine the patient, evaluate exposures, and prevent further injury and illness
New methods of disability management and the important role that physicians can play in preventing disability
Practical information on the toxic properties and clinical manifestation of common industrial materials
Techniques to prevent acute and cumulative workplace-related injuries
Detailed discussion of international occupational and environmental health, and issues of worker migration
An appendix that concisely introduces the important topics of biostatistics and epidemiology
LANGE
The definitive overview of common occupational and environmental illnesses
NEW CHAPTERS on electronic health records, the management of chronic pain, violence in the workplace, terrorism preparedness, disease surveillance, and chemical policy
Valuable to practicing physicians as well as students and residents
Author(s): Joseph LaDou, Robert Harrison
Series: Lange Medical Books
Edition: 5th Edition
Publisher: McGraw-Hill Education / Medical
Year: 2014
Language: English
Pages: 2216
Tags: Occupational Medicine; Environmental Medicine
Title Page......Page 2
Copyright Page......Page 3
Contents......Page 6
Authors......Page 13
Preface......Page 26
Section I. Occupational Health......Page 30
1. The Practice of Occupational Medicine......Page 31
2. International Occupational and Environmental Health......Page 39
3. Migration and Occupational Health......Page 72
4. The Occupational Environmental Medical History......Page 87
5. Electronic Health Records......Page 100
6. Workers’ Compensation......Page 118
7. Disability Management Prevention......Page 144
Section II. Occupational Injuries......Page 169
8. Musculoskeletal Injuries......Page 170
9. Shoulder, Elbow, Hand Injuries......Page 186
10. Back and Lower Extremity Injuries......Page 249
11. Management of Chronic Pain......Page 304
12. Eye Injuries......Page 335
13. Hearing Loss......Page 373
14. Injuries Caused by......Page 414
15. Ergonomics the Prevention of Occupational Injuries......Page 477
Section III. Occupational Illnesses......Page 533
16. Medical Toxicology......Page 534
17. Clinical Immunology......Page 560
18. Occupational Hematology......Page 614
19. Occupational Cancer......Page 651
20. Occupational Infections......Page 728
21. Occupational Skin Disorders......Page 765
22. Upper Respiratory Tract Disorders......Page 828
23. Occupational Lung Diseases......Page 861
24. Cardiovascular Toxicology......Page 920
25. Liver Toxicology......Page 944
26. Renal Toxicology......Page 990
27. Neurotoxicology......Page 1014
28. Female Reproductive Toxicology......Page 1039
29. Male Reproductive Toxicology......Page 1070
Section IV. Occupational and Environmental Exposures......Page 1100
30. Metals......Page 1101
31. Chemicals......Page 1157
32. Solvents......Page 1252
33. Gases Other Airborne Toxicants......Page 1330
34. Pesticides......Page 1370
Section V. Program Management......Page 1479
35. Occupational Mental Health Workplace Violence......Page 1480
36. Substance Use Disorders......Page 1505
37. CBRNE Preparedness......Page 1531
38. Occupational Safety......Page 1565
39. Industrial (Occupational) Hygiene......Page 1590
40. Disease Surveillance......Page 1628
41. Medical Surveillance......Page 1651
42. Biologic Monitoring......Page 1691
Section VI. Environmental Health......Page 1723
43. Principles of Environmental Health......Page 1724
44. International Chemicals Policy, Health, and Human Rights......Page 1747
45. Industrial Emissions, Accidental Releases, Hazardous Waste......Page 1764
46. Outdoor Air Pollution......Page 1846
47. Building-Associated Illness......Page 1865
48. Water Pollution......Page 1896
49. Multiple Chemical Sensitivity......Page 1933
50. Health Risk Assessment......Page 1952
Appendix A: Biostatistics Epidemiology......Page 1986
Appendix B: Answers to Self-Assessment Questions......Page 2041
Index......Page 2074
