Environmental Case Studies for Nurses
Case Studies from Environmental Health Perspectives:
- Lead Poisoning from Homemade Wine: A Case Study
- Reduction of Sperm Motility in a Male Laboratory Worker Exposed To Solvents: A Case Study
- The Importance of Population Susceptibility for Air Pollution Risk Assessment: A Case Study of Power Plants Near Washington, DC
- A Case Study of Tire Crumb Use on Playgrounds: Risk Analysis and Communication When Major Clinical Knowledge Gaps Exist
Occupational and Environmental Medicine Grand Rounds:
- Shigellosis in a Laboratory Worker
- The Role of Occupational Medicine in Assessment of Risk and Causality
- Elevated Blood Pressure in Public Safety Workers
- Cardiopulmonary Complications of Asbestosis: Shortness of Breath in a Shipyard Worker
- Dyspnea in a 30 Year Old Mason
- Recurrent Abdominal Pain in a Painter: Occult Lead Poisoning Strikes Again
Training Manual on Environmental Health in Family Medicine:
This manual includes twelve cases studies in six modules. Topics include lead, outdoor air, indoor air, persistent organic pollutants, pesticides, and water quality.
Authors:
Margaret Sanborn MD, CCFP, McMaster University
Alan Abelsohn MD, CCFP, FCFP, University of Toronto