Guidotti T L, Abraham J L
Am Fam Physician. 1984 Feb;29(2):169-76.
Clinical evaluation of a patient with occupational lung disease requires determining the pathophysiologic process, identifying the agent that is or was responsible, determining the prognosis and level of disability, assessing how the disease can be controlled or limited, and investigating the extent to which other workers may be affected. These conditions include the pneumoconioses, toxic inhalation, occupational asthma, hypersensitivity pneumonitis, industrial bronchitis, fume fevers and cancer. The family physician is in a good position to recognize these problems in the community.
对职业性肺病患者进行临床评估，需要确定病理生理过程，识别致病或曾致病的因素，判断预后和残疾程度，评估疾病如何得以控制或限制，并调查其他工人可能受到影响的程度。这些病症包括尘肺、有毒物质吸入、职业性哮喘、过敏性肺炎、工业性支气管炎、金属烟雾热和癌症。家庭医生很适合在社区中识别这些问题。
