Clinical Grades for Byssinosis

Purpose: To evaluate a cotton or textile worker for symptoms of byssinosis using the grading scheme of Schilling.

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Evaluation

Are you evaluating a cotton or textile worker?

Yes

The presence of fever or respiratory symptoms on the first day back to work

Does the patient have symptoms on other days of the work week?

Yes

Does the patient have signs of respiratory disability?

Yes

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Results Interpretation and Description References Next Steps

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Evaluation appropriate?

Clinical grade of byssinosis

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Interpretation and Description

References

Next Steps in Evaluation

Diagnosis

Risk Factors
- Risk Factors for Clinical Byssinosis
- Occupational Asthma Associated with Seafood
Clinical Diagnosis, Including Family History For Genetics
Imaging Studies
- International Classification of Pneumoconioses
Other Testing
- World Trade Center Cough (WTC) Syndrome
- Baritosis Associated with Inhalation of Barium Dust
Criteria For Diagnosis
Severity, Prognosis, Stage
Differential Diagnosis And Mimics, Red Flags
- Organic Dust Toxic Syndrome (ODTS)

Therapy

Selection
- Occupational Asthma - Quebec System of Compensation

Patient Concerns

Disability And Performance
- Occupational Asthma - Quebec System of Compensation

Specialty

Sports Medicine & Rehabilitation
Pulmonology
Emergency Medicine

Objective

severity
prognosis
stage

ICD-10

J66.0 - Byssinosis
Z57.2 - Occupational exposure to dust
Z57.4 - Occupational exposure to toxic agents in agriculture

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Purpose: To evaluate a cotton or textile worker for symptoms of byssinosis using the grading scheme of Schilling.

Specialty: Sports Medicine & Rehabilitation, Pulmonology, Emergency Medicine

Objective: severity, prognosis, stage

ICD-10: J66.0, Z57.2, Z57.4,

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