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Ongoing irritated lungs

Can anyone recommend a specialist in the field of continued irritated lungs in the south of England. I worked with waste transformer oils in an unsuitable environment for 10 months suffering from lung problems initially burning and shortness of breath. The company whilst admittiing fume exposu ...

Occupational Asthma, Worker, 15/07/2010, 22/07/2010,

Comments for the paper: "Occupational asthma due to colistin in a pharmaceutical worker", 2010, Chest

Agent Colistin Job Pharmaceutical warehouseman Specific IgE neg (dot/blot test) Skin prick test not done Non-specific reactivity normal (16mg/ml) Serial Peak Flow not done BAL not done FENO not done Basophil histamine release Not done Specific Challenge positive immedi ...

Published Paper Comments, , 21/07/2010, 21/07/2010,

Comments for the paper: "Investigation of occupational asthma: sputum cell counts or exhaled nitric oxide?. ", 2010, Chest

Induced sputum and FeNO measured before, at 7 and 24 hours after specific challenge.A 2.2% increase in sputum eosinophils post challenge had a sensitivity 74-79 % (at 7 and 24 hours) and a specificity of 81% aginst specific challenge in 20 challenge positive and 16 challenge negative subjects (p ...

Published Paper Comments, , 21/07/2010, 21/07/2010,

Occupational monitoring with the European Standard EN 13826 peak flow meter

A new PEF Meter manufactured to the new European Standard EN 13826 will be available from 1st Sept 2004. This will replace the Wright PEF. There could be differences of up to 30% in the readings. Could you advise on how we proceed re our occupational monitoring.

Oasys, Specialist, 20/02/2006, 19/07/2010,

how can i prove i have occupational asthma?

I am a mechanical engineer exposed to various chemical fumes and dust. i have been working as a engineer for 7 years and around two years ago had my first asthma attack. taking over a week in hospital to recover. ever since my asthma has been difficult to manage being off work a lot and taking m ...

Occupational Asthma, Worker, 25/06/2010, 25/06/2010,

is there any association between skin prick test results and Peak Flow metry in workers with asthma?

Dear sir, is there any association between skin prick test results and Peak Flow metry in workers with asthma?

Occupational Asthma, Specialist, 27/05/2010, 18/06/2010,

Air Fresheners

Having been an asthma sufferer for most of my childhood and now, in my later years, I notice that many household sprays and air-fresheners; e.g. those made by Airwick, Ambi Pur, Glade etc, can make life very unpleasant. I feel that much of the increase in childhood asthma is caused by the introd ...

Occupational Asthma, Specialist, 08/06/2010, 08/06/2010,

oasys internet version

Can oasys 2 beta files be imported into the internet version so that I can combine files or do I have to re-enter all the data?

Oasys, Specialist, 11/04/2010, 01/06/2010,

Irritant induced asthma in the film industry

I have a patient who seems to have irritant-induced asthma (arguably "RADS")from the highly-irritant materials using in making the sets (he is a carpenter) but that really means plastics, etc, rather than wood. Lots of styrene, various alcohols, acetates, ketones, toluene - all in high concent ...

Occupational Asthma, Specialist, 27/05/2010, 27/05/2010,

Comments for the paper: "Early changes in respiratory health in trades' apprentices and physician visits for respiratory illnesses later in life", 2010, Occup Environ Med

Mostly low risk for occupational asthma apprentices (painters were building painters). More about COPD than asthma, but interesting. No data on exposures after first 2 years

Published Paper Comments, , 09/05/2010, 09/05/2010,