Occupational lung disease screening

There is insufficient evidence to recommend routine screening for occupational lung disease at a national level, however, at a local level workers with known occupational hazards benefit from a routine screening at their places of work.

There is insufficient evidence to recommend routine screening for occupational lung disease at a national level, however, at a local level workers with known occupational hazards may benefit from routine screening at their places of work. Routine screening may include:^[1][2]

• Questionnaire (including exposure assessment)
• X ray of the chest
• Spirometry
• Referral to chest clinic/specialized service for investigation and management, including:
  • Detailed history of non‐occupational factors
  • Pulmonary function testing
  • Blood tests
    • Including CBC
  • Sputum analysis
  • CT
  • Bronchoscopy