CURRENT Occupational & Environmental Medicine: Fourth Edition

by LaDou, Joseph

• ISBN13: 9780071443135
• ISBN10: 0071443134
• Edition: 4th
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2006-10-23
• Publisher: McGraw-Hill Medical

Summary

Up-to-the-minute, thorough, clinical coverage of common and important occupational and environmental diseases, injuries, and exposuresComplete, 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

Table of Contents

Authors	vii
Preface	xiii
SECTION I. OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH	1	(44)
The Practice of Occupational Medicine	1	(6)
Joseph LaDou
The Occupational Medical History	7
James E. Cone
Joseph LaDou
Workers' Compensation	3	(18)
Joseph LaDou
Julietta Rodriguez-Guzman
Disability Prevention & Management	21	(15)
Gideon Letz
Jennifer H. Christian
Susan N. Tierman
Liability Issues in Occupational Medicine	36	(9)
Dan J. Tennenhouse
SECTION II. OCCUPATIONAL INJURIES	45	(130)
Musculoskeletal Injuries	45	(27)
Franklin T. Hoaglund
Peripheral Nerve Injuries	72	(6)
Yuen T. So
Eye Injuries	78	(16)
Allan J. Flach
Facial Injuries	94	(10)
Andrew H. Murr
Hearing Loss	104	(18)
Jacob Johnson
Scott T. Robinson
Injuries Caused by Physical Hazards	122	(29)
Richard Cohen
Seichi Horie
Ergonomics & the Prevention of Occupational Injuries	151	(24)
David M. Rempell
Ira L. Janowitz
SECTION III. OCCUPATIONAL ILLNESSES	175	(238)
Clinical Toxicology	175	(10)
Jon Rosenberg
Leslie M. Israel
Clinical Immunology	185	(23)
Jeffrey L. Kishiyama
Occupational Hematology	208	(16)
Willis H. Navarro
Hope S. Rugo
Occupational Cancer	224	(38)
Hope S. Rugo
Occupational Infections	262	(18)
Ken Takahashi
Gary R. Fujimoto
Occupational Skin Disorders	280	(18)
Mahbub M.U. Chowdhury
Howard I. Maibach
Upper Respiratory Tract Disorders	298	(12)
Dennis Shusterman
Occupational Lung Diseases	310	(24)
John R. Balmes
Cardiovascular Toxicology	334	(11)
Neal L. Benowitz
Liver Toxicology	345	(18)
Robert J. Harrison
Renal Toxicology	363	(10)
Rudolph A. Rodriguez
German T. Hernandez
Neurotoxicology	373	(11)
Yuen T. So
Female Reproductive Toxicology	384	(16)
Gayle C. Windham
Ana Maria Osorio
Male Reproductive Toxicology	400	(13)
Ana Maria Osorio
Gayle C. Windham
SECTION IV. OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURES	413	(166)
Metals	413	(26)
Richard Lewis
Chemicals	439	(42)
Robert J. Harrison
Solvents	481	(34)
Jon Rosenberg
Elizabeth A. Katz
Gases & Other Airborne Toxicants	515	(17)
Ware G. Kuschner
Paul D. Blanc
Pesticides	532	(47)
Michael A. O'Malley
SECTION V. PROGRAM MANAGEMENT	579	(62)
Occupational Stress	579	(16)
James P. Seward
Robert C. Larsen
Substance Abuse & Employee Assistance Programs	595	(7)
Stephen Heidel
Occupational Safety	602	(11)
Franklyn G. Prieskop
Industrial (Occupational) Hygiene	613	(16)
Douglas P. Fowler
Biological Monitoring	629	(12)
Raymond K. Meister
Yuxin Zheng
SECTION VI. ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH	641	(148)
Environmental Exposures & Controls	641	(20)
Gina M. Solomon
Joseph LaDou
Catharina Wesseling
Routine Industrial Emissions, Accidental & Intentional Releases, & Hazardous Waste	661	(41)
Rupali Das
Melanie A. Marty
Marilyn C. Underwood
Outdoor Air Pollution	702	(8)
John R. Balmes
Smoking & Occupational Health	710	(8)
Neal L. Benowitz
Fu Hua
Building-Associated Illness	718	(12)
Michael L. Fischman
Water Pollution	730	(19)
Daniel T. Teitelbaum
Tushar Kant Joshi
Multiple Chemical Sensitivity	749	(8)
Robert J. Harrison
Disease Surveillance Systems	757	(18)
Ana Maria Osorio
Peggy Reynolds
Health Risk Assessment	775	(14)
Michael J. DiBartolomeis
Appendix: Biostatistics & Epidemiology	789	(24)
Marc B. Schenker
Index	813