Occupational asthma (patient information)

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Occupational asthma

Overview

What are the symptoms?

What are the causes?

Who is at highest risk?

Diagnosis

When to seek urgent medical care?

Treatment options

Where to find medical care for Occupational asthma?

Prevention

What to expect (Outlook/Prognosis)?

Possible complications

Occupational asthma On the Web

Ongoing Trials at Clinical Trials.gov

Images of Occupational asthma

Videos on Occupational asthma

FDA on Occupational asthma

CDC on Occupational asthma

Occupational asthma in the news

Blogs on Occupational asthma

Directions to Hospitals Treating Occupational asthma

Risk calculators and risk factors for Occupational asthma

Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1]

Overview

Occupational asthma is a lung disorder in which substances found in the workplace cause the airways of the lungs to swell and narrow, leading to attacks of wheezing, shortness of breath, chest tightness, and coughing.

What are the symptoms of (condition)?

What causes (condition)?

Who is at highest risk?

Diagnosis

When to seek urgent medical care?

Treatment options

Where to find medical care for (condition)?

Directions to Hospitals Treating Condition

Prevention

What to expect (Outlook/Prognosis)?

Possible complications

Sources