Grain Dust and Health. II. Early Diagnosis in Occupational Pulmonary Disease
Authors: JAMES A. DOSMAN
Journal: Annals of Internal Medicine (1978)

Symposium1 July 1978Grain Dust and Health. II. Early Diagnosis in Occupational Pulmonary DiseaseJAMES A. DOSMAN, M.D., DAVID J. COTTON, M.D.JAMES A. DOSMAN, M.D.Search for more papers by this author, DAVID J. COTTON, M.D.Search for more papers by this authorAuthor, Article, and Disclosure Informationhttps://doi.org/10.7326/0003-4819-89-1-134 SectionsAboutPDF ToolsAdd to favoritesDownload CitationsTrack CitationsPermissions ShareFacebookTwitterLinkedInRedditEmail ExcerptEvidence presented at the first workshop, that on host factors (seesummary in the June issue,Ann Intern Med88:840-841, 1978), suggested that workmen employed in the cereal grain industry may be at risk to develop an obstructive pulmonary disease. If obstruction occurs at the level of the small airways in advance of that which takes place in the large airways, such obstruction might be identified at an early stage. Several tests of lung function have recently been developed that are thought to detect peripheral airways obstruction. The purpose of this workshop was to review the value of these tests...Symposium Papers1. DOSMAN J: Preventive diagnosis in occupational pulmonary disease. University of Saskatchewan, Saskatoon, Canada Google Scholar2. INGRAM R: Tests of early airways obstruction: Possible application to occupational pulmonary disease. Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts Google Scholar3. BUIST S: The single breath nitrogen test in the identification of the high risk individual: epidemiologic evidence in smokers. University of Oregon Medical School, Portland, Oregon Google Scholar4. BODE F: The determinants of closing volume. Keesler Air Force Base, Tupelo, Mississippi Google Scholar5. MORGAN W: Measurements of closing volume in coal miners. West Virginia University Medical Center, Morgantown, West Virginia Google Scholar6. ZAMEL N: Helium flow-volume-curves: The volume of iso-flow. University of Toronto, Toronto, Canada Google Scholar7. DOSMANCHONGCOTTON JCD: Helium spirometry. University of Saskatchewan, Saskatoon, Canada Google Scholar8. BRADFORDDUFFELLINGRAM JGR: Testing for small airways obstruction in cotton workers. Emory University School of Medicine, Atlanta, Georgia Google Scholar9. COTTONNEWTHPORTNERNADEL DCPJ: Pulmonary diffusing capacity measured at multiple intervals during a single exhalation in man. University of Saskatchewan, Saskatoon, Canada Google Scholar10. GRAHAMCOTTON BD: The single breath diffusing capacity [DLCO (SB)] in a computer-simulated lung model: Effect of mean alveolar volume and effective time correction. University of Saskatchewan, Saskatoon, Canada Google Scholar11. HAHN H: Inhalation challenge procedures in the diagnosis of bronchial hyperreactivity. University of Wurzburg, Wurzburg, West Germany Google Scholar12. COCKCROFT D: Clinical assessment of airway reactivity. University of Saskatchewan, Saskatoon, Canada Google Scholar13. MENKESTERRYPERMUTTCOHEN HPSB: Pulmonary function and risk for obstructive lung disease. The Johns Hopkins Medical Institutions, Baltimore, Maryland Google Scholar14. DOSMAN J: The clinical relevance of tests of early obstruction in peripheral airways. University of Saskatchewan, Saskatoon, Canada Google Scholar15. INGRAM R: Chairman's summary of the workshop on early diagnosis. Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts Google Scholar This content is PDF only. To continue reading please click on the PDF icon. Author, Article, and Disclosure InformationAffiliations: Division of Pulmonary Medicine University Hospital University of Saskatchewan Saskatoon Canada PreviousarticleNextarticle Advertisement FiguresReferencesRelatedDetails Metrics Cited ByPREVENTION AND CONTROL OF OCCUPATIONAL LUNG DISEASEIncreased Bronchial Reactivity to Inhaled Histamine in Nonsmoking Grain Workers with Normal Lung FunctionGrain Dust and Health. III. Environmental FactorsDAVID J. COTTON, M.D., F.R.C.P., JAMES A. DOSMAN, M.D., F.R.C.P. (C); 1 July 1978Volume 89, Issue 1Page: 134-135KeywordsDustLungsPulmonary diseases Issue Published: 1 July 1978 PDF DownloadLoading ...