title: Approach to the patient with an occupational or environmental illness.
abstract: This article reviews the importance of the occupational and environmental history, and the approach to a patient with a disease suspected to be of occupational or environmental origin. There is a detailed review of obtaining special aspects of the medical history related to work and environmental exposures as well as illustrative case studies. Sources of additional information are also cited.
authors.affiliation: Department of Medical Education; Professor of Occupational and Environmental Medicine, University of Texas Health Center, Tyler, Texas, USA. arthur.frank@uthct.edu
authors.forename: A L
authors.initials: AL
authors.lastname: Frank
mesh_terms: D019411:Clinical Laboratory Techniques; D018876:Environmental Illness / Q000175:diagnosis*; D004784:Environmental Monitoring / Q000379:methods; D006801:Humans; D007255:Information Services; D020407:Internet; D008487:Medical History Taking / Q000379:methods*; D009784:Occupational Diseases / Q000175:diagnosis*; D016273:Occupational Exposure / Q000009:adverse effects / Q000032:analysis; D009787:Occupational Medicine / Q000379:methods; D010808:Physical Examination / Q000379:methods*; D014481:United States; D014942:Workers' Compensation