nitrogen-dioxide and Alveolitis--Extrinsic-Allergic

This article summarizes the health effects of indoor air pollutants and the modalities available to control them. The pollutants discussed include active and passive exposure to tobacco smoke; combustion products of carbon monoxide; nitrogen dioxide; products of biofuels, including wood and coal; biologic agents leading to immune responses, such as house dust mites, cockroaches, fungi, animal dander, and urine; biologic agents associated with infection such as Legionella and tuberculosis; formaldehyde; and volatile organic compounds. An approach to assessing building-related illness and "tight building" syndrome is presented. Finally, the article reviews recent data on hospital-related asthma and exposures to potential respiratory hazards such as antineoplastic agents, anesthetic gases, and ethylene oxide.

Topics: Air Pollutants; Air Pollution, Indoor; Allergens; Alveolitis, Extrinsic Allergic; Asthma; Carbon Monoxide; Formaldehyde; Hospitals; Humans; Legionnaires' Disease; Nitrogen Dioxide; Occupational Diseases; Tobacco Smoke Pollution

This article discusses the nomenclature of respiratory disease, acute respiratory distress syndromes, hypersensitivity diseases, chronic respiratory disease, and the differential diagnosis of respiratory disease.

Topics: Alveolitis, Extrinsic Allergic; Anaphylaxis; Animals; Brassica; Cattle; Cattle Diseases; Chronic Disease; Diagnosis, Differential; Granuloma; Lung Neoplasms; Manure; Monoterpenes; Nitrogen Dioxide; Plant Poisoning; Pneumonia; Pneumonia, Atypical Interstitial, of Cattle; Pulmonary Fibrosis; Respiratory Distress Syndrome; Respiratory Tract Diseases; Smog; Terpenes; Zinc Oxide

Topics: Acetylcysteine; Alveolitis, Extrinsic Allergic; Animals; Free Radical Scavengers; Humans; Lung; Lung Diseases; Nitrogen Dioxide; Ozone; Reactive Oxygen Species; Respiratory Burst; Smoking