| MODULE 4: OCCUPATIONAL MEDICINE & TOXICOLOGY II -
CONTENTS
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| SECTION
1: Physiology of Breathing
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OM2 1.1:
Contents |
| OM2 1.2: Lung
volumes |
| OM2 1.3:
Essentials of anatomy |
| OM2 1.4:
Physiology of airways and flow |
| OM2 1.5:
Definition of spirometry |
| OM2 1.6:
Volume time and flow volume curves |
| OM2 1.7:
Normal curves and patterns of abnormality |
| OM2 1.8: Mild
obstruction on Flow volume curve |
| OM2 1.9:
Airflow Obstruction: Evaluation of Reversibility |
| OM2 1.10: Non-Obstructive
Reduction In Lung Volumes (Restriction) |
| OM2 1.11:
Curves Showing Mixed Obstructive And Restrictive
Abnormalities |
| OM2 1.12:
Lung Volumes In Obstructive And Restrictive
Abnormalities |
| OM2 1.13: Interpreting
Spirometry |
| OM2 1.14:
Interpreting Spirometry (Continued) . |
| OM2 1.15:
Interpreting Spirometry (Continued). |
| SECTION 2:
Respiratory Tract Defences |
OM2 2.1:
Objectives and Contents |
| OM2 2.2:
The Mucous Layer |
| OM2 2.3:
The Mucous Layer And The Muco-Ciliary Escalator
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| OM2 2.4:
The Cough Reflex |
| OM2 2.5 :
Alveolar Macrophages |
| OM2 2.6:
Neutrophils and Local Immunoglobulins |
| SECTION 3:
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD) and Occupation |
OM2 3.1:
Objectives and Contents |
| OM2 3.2:
Global Burden of COPD |
| OM2 3.3:
Epidemiology of COPD |
| OM2 3.4:
Management of COPD |
| SECTION 4:
Pneumoconiosis: Silica and Coal
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OM2 4.1:
Objectives and Contents |
| OM2 4.2:
Definitions, Diagnosis and Treatment |
| OM2 4.3:
Silica Dust And The Reaction Of The Lung To
Retained Silica. |
| OM2 4.4:
Coal Dust And The Reaction Of The Lung To
Retained Coal Dust. |
| OM2 4.5:
The Natural History Of Silicosis And Its
Complications. |
| OM2 4.6:
Occupations Where There Is A Risk Of Silicosis |
| OM2 4.7:
Burden Of Silicosis And CWP In South Africa |
| OM2 4.8:
Legislation |
| SECTION 5:
Tuberculosis and Occupation
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OM2 5.1:
Objectives and Contents |
| OM2 5.2:
TB As A Problem In SA And Globally |
| OM2 5.3:
Goldminers in South Africa - A Case Study |
| OM2 5.4:
Potential Interventions To Reduce TB Incidence In
Silica Exposed Workers |
| OM2 5.5:
Radiology Of Silica, Silicosis And Tuberculosis |
| OM2 5.6:
The Main Radiological Features Of Simple Silicosis |
| SECTION 6:Asbestos and Disease
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OM2 6.1: Objectives and Activities |
| OM2 6.2: What is asbestos? |
| OM2 6.3: History of Asbestos-related disease |
| OM2 6.4: Asbestos related diseases |
| OM2 6.5: Fibre types and dose response relationships |
| OM2 6.6: Disease impact in South Africa |
| OM2 6.7: Asbestos regulations exercises |
| SECTION 7:Metals and the lung
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OM2 7.1: Objectives and Activities |
| OM2 7.2: Classification of effects |
| OM2 7.3: Acute effects |
| OM2 7.4: Airways disease |
| OM2 7.5: Interstitial lung disease |
| OM2 7.6: Respiratory Tract Cancer |
| OM2 7.7: Investigating metal induced lung disease |
| SECTION 8:Occupational allergy
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OM2 8.1: Objectives and Activities |
| OM2 8.2:Definitions and mechanisms |
| OM2 8.3:Common allergic conditions |
| OM2 8.4:Legislation |
| OM2 8.5:Investigations |
| OM2 8.6:Investigating the environment |
| OM2 8.7:Exercise |
| SECTION 9:Occupational asthma
|
OM2 9.1: Objectives and Activities |
| OM2 9.2:Epidemiology and legislation |
| OM2 9.3:Definition and related conditions |
| OM2 9.4:Causative agents |
| OM2 9.5:Pathophysiology |
| OM2 9.6:Diagnosis |
| OM2 9.7:Management |
| OM2 9.8:Prognosis |
| OM2 9.9:Exercise |
| SECTION 10:Organic dust diseases
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OM2 10.1: Objectives and Activities |
| OM2 10.2: Definition of organic dusts |
| OM2 10.3: Organic Dust Toxic Syndrome |
| OM2 10.4: Grain dust |
| OM2 10.5: Cotton dust |
| OM2 10.6: Wood dust |
| OM2 10.7: Case study exercise |
| SECTION 11:Building related illness
and Multiple Chemical Sensitivity
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OM2 11.1: Mulitple Chemical Sensivity |
| OM2 11.2: Building related illness |
| SECTION 12:Xray reading practical
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OM2 12.1: ILO classification system for xrays |
| OM2
12.2: Introduction to ROLDS |
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OM2
12.3: ILO CLassification of Radiographs of Pneumoconioses - Manual |
| SECTION 13:Lung function practical
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OM2 13.1: Approach to Interpretation |
| OM2 13.2: The Spirometry Report |
| OM2 13.3: Algorithm for categorising results |
| OM2 13.4: Exercises |
| SECTION 14: Skin prick testing
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OM2 14.1: Objectives and Activities |
| OM2 14.2: Immunological testing lecture |
| OM2 14.3: Skin Prick Test Exercises |
| SECTION 15:
Skin Defences and Physiology
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OM2 15.1:
Objectives and Contents |
| OM2 15.2:
What Is The Skin? |
| OM2 15.3:
Structure Of The Skin |
| OM2 15.4:
The Epidermis |
| OM2 15.5:
The Barrier Function |
| OM2 15.6:
Skin Protective Function |
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OM2
15.7: Skin Thermoregulation |
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OM2
15.8: Skin And Light |
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OM2
15.9: Skin And Light (Continued) |
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OM2 15.10: Summary |
SECTION 16:
Occupational Skin Disorders |
OM2 16.1:
Objectives and Contents |
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OM2 16.2: History and Scope |
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OM2 16.3: Skin Hazards |
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OM2 16.4: Types of skin disease |
|
OM2 16.5: Summary |
SECTION 17:
Skin Management |
OM2 17.1: Introduction
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| OM2 17.2: The skin management programme
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| OM2 17.3: A skin management programme in the workplace |
| SECTION 18:
Personal Protective Equipment Gloves
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OM2 18.1:
Objectives and Contents |
| OM2 18.2:
Types of Gloves |
| OM2 18.3:
Glove Failure |
| OM2 18.4: Hazards
of glove use |
| SECTION 19: Introduction to the Occupational Diseases in Mines and Works Act
(ODMWA)
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OM2 19.1: Introduction |
| OM2 19.2: Compensation legislation in SA |
| OM2 19.3: Certification and benefits |
| OM2 19.4: Shortcomings of ODMWA |
| OM2 19.5: Exercises |
| SECTION
20: Case problems in occupational medicine
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OM2 20.1 Case 1:A scrap metal
smelter operator |
| OM2 20.2 Case 2:A retired signmaker |
| OM2 20.3 Case 1: An ex-railway
workshop welder |
