{"id":4191,"date":"2022-05-03T11:47:20","date_gmt":"2022-05-03T10:47:20","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/apps.nhslothian.scot\/refhelp\/guidelines\/occupationalrespiratorydisease\/"},"modified":"2024-12-10T16:58:08","modified_gmt":"2024-12-10T16:58:08","slug":"occupationalrespiratorydisease","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/apps.nhslothian.scot\/refhelp\/guidelines\/respiratory\/occupationalrespiratorydisease\/","title":{"rendered":"Occupational Respiratory Disease"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"has-alert-red-color has-text-color\"><strong>This page was last reviewed 21-05-20<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Services<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Dr Peter Reid<\/strong>,&nbsp;Respiratory Consultant, Western General Hospital has developed a specific interest in occupational lung disease.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Occupational lung disease is common but challenging.&nbsp; The diagnosis may affect the health and career prospects of the worker and sometimes their work colleagues.<br><br>Important issues include;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>consent<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>specialist reporting<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>interface with solicitors.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-getwid-tabs\" data-active-tab=\"0\"><ul class=\"wp-block-getwid-tabs__nav-links\"><\/ul>\n<div class=\"wp-block-getwid-tabs__nav-link\"><span class=\"wp-block-getwid-tabs__title-wrapper\"><a href=\"#\"><span class=\"wp-block-getwid-tabs__title\">Referral Guidelines<\/span><\/a><\/span><\/div><div class=\"wp-block-getwid-tabs__tab-content-wrapper\"><div class=\"wp-block-getwid-tabs__tab-content\">\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Who to refer<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>Occupational asthma is the most common Occupational Respiratory Disease.<br>All adult asthmatics should be asked whether their symptoms improve on days away from work or on holiday<br>All patients with suspected OA should be referred to a specialist.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong><a href=\"\/refhelp\/guidelines\/OccupationalAsthma\">Occupational asthma (OA)<\/a>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/strong>The most commonly reported occupations include:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>animal handlers<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>bakers &amp; pastry makers<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>chemical workers<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>food processing<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>hairdressers<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>paint sprayers<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>health professionals<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>timber workers<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>welders.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Other occupational lung diseases include:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><a href=\"\/refhelp\/guidelines\/Pneumoconiosis\">pneumoconiosis<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"\/refhelp\/guidelines\/Pneumoconiosis\">coal workers pneumonconiosis<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"\/refhelp\/guidelines\/OccupationalSilicosis\">silicosis<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"\/refhelp\/guidelines\/AsbestosRelatedDiseases\">asbestos-related diseases<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>pleural plaques &#8211;&nbsp;<a href=\"\/refhelp\/furtherinfo\/Respiratory-ORD-PLEURAL-PLAQUES\/\">further information<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>diffuse pleural thickening<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>asbestosis<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>mesothelioma<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>lung cancer.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Who not to refer<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>Check with the fuller version entries<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Do not refer patients with:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>suspected lung cancer &#8211;&nbsp;refer to the lung cancer service urgently.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">How to refer<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>SCI-Gateway<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Refer to new patient clinic, Thursday morning, WGH<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-getwid-tabs__nav-link\"><span class=\"wp-block-getwid-tabs__title-wrapper\"><a href=\"#\"><span class=\"wp-block-getwid-tabs__title\">Resources and Links<\/span><\/a><\/span><\/div><div class=\"wp-block-getwid-tabs__tab-content-wrapper\"><div class=\"wp-block-getwid-tabs__tab-content\">\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/apps.nhslothian.scot\/files\/sites\/2\/Respiratory-Lothian-COPD-Guidance-April-2018-v0-4-Combined-2-1.pdf\" data-type=\"attachment\" data-id=\"10030\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Lothian COPD Guidance April 2018 v0 4 Combined<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nice.org.uk\/\" data-type=\"URL\" data-id=\"https:\/\/www.nice.org.uk\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (NICE)<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.sign.ac.uk\/\" data-type=\"URL\" data-id=\"https:\/\/www.sign.ac.uk\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Scottish Intercollegiate Guidelines Network (SIGN)<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.hse.gov.uk\/\" data-type=\"link\" data-id=\"https:\/\/www.hse.gov.uk\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Respiratory ORD Health and Safety Executive (www.hse.gov.uk)<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>This page was last reviewed 21-05-20 Services Dr Peter Reid,&nbsp;Respiratory Consultant, Western General Hospital has developed a specific interest in occupational lung disease. Occupational lung disease is common but challenging.&nbsp; The diagnosis may affect the health and career prospects of the worker and sometimes their work colleagues. Important issues include;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"parent":4381,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[600],"class_list":["post-4191","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry","category-occupationalrespiratorydisease"],"publishpress_future_workflow_manual_trigger":{"enabledWorkflows":[]},"rttpg_featured_image_url":null,"rttpg_author":{"display_name":"NHS Lothian","author_link":"https:\/\/apps.nhslothian.scot\/refhelp\/author\/nhs-lothian\/"},"rttpg_comment":0,"rttpg_category":" <a href=\"https:\/\/apps.nhslothian.scot\/refhelp\/category\/respiratory\/occupationalrespiratorydisease\/\" rel=\"tag\">Occupational Respiratory Disease<\/a>","rttpg_excerpt":"This page was last reviewed 21-05-20 Services Dr Peter Reid,&nbsp;Respiratory Consultant, Western General Hospital has developed a specific interest in occupational lung disease. 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