Reference

Burge PS, O'Brien IM, Harries MG, Peak flow rate records in the diagnosis of occupational asthma due to isocyanates, Thorax, 1979;34:317-323,

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Peak expiratory flow rate (PEFR) was recorded in workers with respiratory symptoms who were exposed to isocyanate fumes at work. Each worker was also admitted for bronchial provocation testing to toluene di-isocyanate (TDI) or diphenylmethane di-isocyanate (MDI) fumes or both. A final assessment of work-related asthma made from subsequent work exposure was compared with the results of bronchial provocation testing and a subjective assessment of peak flow records. Both techniques were specific and sensitive. Recovery from work-induced asthma was shown to be slow - up to seventy days. Several workers developed a pattern resembling fixed airways obstruction.

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* 3 Pre to post shift changes in lung function cannot be recommended for the validation or exclusion of occupational asthma.

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