World Trade Center Health Program Best Practices for the Diagnosis and Treatment of Fibrosing Interstitial Lung Diseases

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• Personal Author:
  de la Hoz, Rafael E. ; Johannson, Kerri A.
• Description:
  Interstitial lung diseases (ILDs) are a diverse set of related conditions with multiple etiologies, in addition to a group where the cause is unknown. There is concern for a potential association of WTC-related exposures with ILD, but the disease range has not differed from what is observed in the general population, and active investigations to study that association are ongoing. Although these diseases are very diverse, some are extremely rare, and they often are disabling and have a poor prognosis, evidence-based guidelines for their diagnosis, management and long-term monitoring have emerged and will evolve as knowledge and therapeutic options increase. This brief article summarizes pertinent issues of diagnosis and management of ILDs, applicable to the diverse group of ILDs that have been observed in the WTC Health Program covered population. [Description provided by NIOSH]
• Subjects:
  Health Promotion Lung Diseases Occupational Health Respiratory Tract Diseases Safety September 11 Terrorist Attacks
• Keywords:
  Author Keywords: Interstitial Lung Disease Clinical Tests Health Programs Lung Disease Medical Management Guidelines Occupational Lung Disease Sarcoidosis Smoke Inhalation Smoke Inhalation Injury World Trade Center World Trade Center Attack 2001 WTC

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• ISSN:
  1933-8244
• Document Type:
  Text
• Funding:
  Cooperative Agreement
• Genre:
  Journal Article
• Place as Subject:
  New York ; OSHA Region 2
• CIO:
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH)
• Topic:
  Workplace Safety & Health
• Location:
  North America
• Pages in Document:
  5 pdf pages
• Volume:
  78
• Issue:
  4
• NIOSHTIC Number:
  nn:20066867
• Citation:
  Arch Environ Occup Health 2023 Apr; 78(4):232-235
• Contact Point Address:
  Rafael E. de la Hoz, Division of Occupational and Environmental Medicine, Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, One Gustave L. Levy Place WTC HP CCE, Box 1059, New York, NY 10029, USA
• Email:
  Rafael.delaHoz@mssm.edu
• Federal Fiscal Year:
  2023
• Performing Organization:
  Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, New York
• Peer Reviewed:
  True
• Start Date:
  20120901
• Source Full Name:
  Archives of Environmental & Occupational Health
• End Date:
  20260831
• Collection(s):
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
• Main Document Checksum:
  urn:sha-512:92c6c8158c75aae490018f8712f88e1b0f5ba930c152632361b13a2d55fb17b2cedad764757af67fb5a80f4224effe8e3b9d954a072eb5a97fe6d6ce1842f956
• Download URL:
  https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/230799/cdc_230799_DS1.pdf
• File Type:
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