title: Overview of lung disease: screening and prevention.
abstract: The purpose of this article is to review respiratory assessment, common pulmonary diseases, and their risk factors and diagnosis. Prevention and screening are discussed as they relate to chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, asthma including occupational asthma, and interstitial lung disease.
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Stockdale-Woolley
mesh_terms: D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D006801:Humans; D008171:Lung Diseases / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000451:nursing / Q000517:prevention & control; D008403:Mass Screening / Q000379:methods*; D009722:Nurse Practitioners; D012017:Referral and Consultation