James E, Linde B, Redlich CA. Master Clinician and Public Health Practitioner: Selected Occupational and Environmental Pulmonary Cases.
Clin Chest Med 2021;
41:567-580. [PMID:
33153680 DOI:
10.1016/j.ccm.2020.08.019]
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Abstract
Occupational and environmental exposures contribute to the development and progression of most lung diseases, yet their impact is greatly under-recognized in clinical practice. Clinicians caring for patients with respiratory diseases should maintain a high index of suspicion for occupational and environmental contributing factors. Mastering occupational and environmental medicine clinical decision making requires specialized clinical skills. These skills include obtaining an appropriate work and exposure history; making an assessment of the magnitude and relevance of exposures and their contribution to a patient's respiratory disease; utilizing appropriate resources for evaluation and management of exposure-related disease; and considering socioeconomic and public health factors.
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