Occupational Diseases

Occupational Diseases Books/Resources

Recommended Books
LaDou J.: Occupational Medicine, 3rd Edition, Appleton & Lange 2004
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Poisoning and drug overdose. 4rd Edition
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Other Books
ABC of occupational and environmental medicine
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Occupational Diseases Lecture/Seminar Notes

Corrosives
Carbon monoxide, Methemoglobinizing agents, Cyanides
Inhalation Injury
Toxic Metals: Lead, Mercury
Neurological Occupational Diseases
Occupational Diseases: Diagnosis, Compensation
Occupational Cancer
Occupational Pneumology
Organic Solvents
Pesticide Exposure

QUSTIONNAIRE ON OCCUPATIONAL DISEASES

 

1. Occupational diseases – definition, classification. List of occupational diseases. Main principles for diagnostics, treatment, expertise and prophylactics. Paraoccupational diseases.
2. Occupational diseases and occupational accident. Expertise of the occupational diseases – principles, procedures and registration.
3. Occupational diseases of the lungs – classification, diagnostic methods and medical expertise.
4. Pneumoconioses – classification, etiology and pathogenesis. Silicosis – clinical characteristics, diagnosis, differential diagnosis, treatment, expertise of working ability.
5. Silicatoses – asbestosis, talcosis, caolinosis. Clinical characteristics and diagnostics. Complications.
6. Coal pneumoconiosis - clinical characteristics, diagnosis, differential diagnosis, treatment, expertise of working ability.
7. Occupational bronchites. Etiology, pathogenesis, classification and clinical findings. Ethiological diagnostics and criteria for occupational evaluation. Prophylactics, treatment and working ability expertise of occupational bronchites.
8. Occupational allergic diseases of the lungs. Occupational asthma. Byssinosis. clinical characteristics, diagnosis, differential diagnosis, treatment, expertise of working ability.
9. Hypersensitive pneumonitis - clinical characteristics, diagnosis, differential diagnosis, treatment, expertise of working ability.
10. Occupational diseases with toxicochemical etiology (chronic poisonings) – principles of diagnostics, treatment, medical expertise.
11. Occupational intoxications with irritant gases (HF, ammonia, chlorine, H2S, SO2). Etiopathogenesis, clinical characteristics, therapy and expertise of working ability.
12. Occupational intoxications with nitrogen oxides – etiology, clinical characteristics, diagnostics.  Therapy and expertise of working ability in acute intoxications.
13. Occupational intoxications with carbon monoxide – pathogenesis, clinical characteristics, diagnosis, treatment and medical expertise.
14. Chronic lead intoxication – pathogenesis, clinical characteristics, therapy and expertise of working ability.
15. Occupational intoxication with tetraethyl lead - pathogenesis, clinical characteristics, therapy and expertise of working ability.
16. Chronic mercury intoxication – pathogenesis, clinical characteristics, diagnostics, therapy and expertise of working ability.
17. Chronic manganese intoxication – pathogenesis, clinical characteristics, diagnostics, therapy and expertise of working ability
18. Cadmium intoxications - clinical characteristics, diagnostics, therapy and expertise of working ability.
19. Arsenic intoxications - clinical characteristics, diagnostics, therapy and expertise of working ability.
20. Occupational intoxications with chromium and nickel - clinical characteristics, diagnostics, therapy and expertise of working ability.
21. Occupational intoxications with organic solvents – common principles of diagnostics, treatment and prophylactics. Occupational intoxications with gasoline.
22. Intoxications with benzene, xylene, styrene, toluene. Pathogenesis, clinical characteristics, diagnostics, therapy and expertise of working ability.
23. Intoxications with nitro- and aminobenzenes. Pathogenesis, clinical characteristics, diagnostics, therapy and expertise of working ability.
24. Intoxications with carbon disulfide. Pathogenesis, clinical characteristics, diagnostics, therapy and prophylactics.
25. Occupational intoxications with synthetic plastics and resins. Classification. Pathogenesis, clinical characteristics, diagnostics, therapy and expertise of working ability.
26. Intoxications with pesticides. Classification of pesticides. Pathogenesis, clinical characteristics, therapy and expertise of working ability.
27. Radial epicondylitis. Tendomyosis of the arms – clinical characteristics, diagnosis, criteria for occupational etiology
28. De Quervaine`s disease. Stenosing tendovaginitis of the fingers - clinical characteristics, diagnosis, criteria for occupational etiology
29. Humeroscapular periarthritis - clinical characteristics, diagnosis, criteria for occupational etiology
30. Occupational injuries of the musculoskeletal system- clinical characteristics, diagnostics, criteria for occupational etiology
31. Occupational radiculopathies- clinical characteristics, diagnosis, criteria for occupational etiology
32. Vegetative polyneuropathy of the upper limbs with occupational genesis - clinical characteristics, diagnosis, criteria for occupational etiology
33. Toxic polyneuropathies - clinical characteristics, diagnosis, criteria for occupational etiology
34. Mononeuropathies connected with compressive syndroms of the carpal, cubital and ulnar canals - clinical characteristics, diagnosis, criteria for occupational etiology
35. Vibration disease from local vibrations. Pathogenesis, clinical characteristics, therapy, expertise of working ability, prophylactics.
36. Vibration disease from vibrations with whole body impact. Pathogenesis, clinical characteristics, therapy, expertise of working ability, prophylactics.
37. Occupational damages of the hearing – clinical characteristics, diagnostics, therapy, expertise of working ability and prophylactics. Injuries by infra- and ultrasounds.
38. Occupational diseases of the upper respiratory tract - clinical characteristics, diagnosis, criteria for occupational etiology
39. Occupational diseases of the eyes – criteria for occupational etiology.
40. Laboratory diagnostics of the occupational diseases.
41. Occupational diseases of the skin - criteria for occupational etiology.
42. Occupational neoplastic diseases - criteria for occupational etiology.
43. Occupational diseases, caused by biological factors – classification, criteria for occupational etiology.