Synopses & Reviews
This is the first book that combines current clinical practice and occupational health practice to provide guidance on the medical aspects of fitness for a wide range of medical conditions and occupations. The book addresses such issues as: Is the employee medically suitable for recruitment? Is the employee fit to return to his former job? If not, what would be a suitable job alternative and what limitations to normal employment should be imposed? Introductory chapters on services for the disabled and administrative and legal aspects precede the main chapters which cover a wide range of medical conditions, including cardiovascular, neurological, gastro-intestinal, hepatic, renal, and hematological disorders. Dermatology, orthopedics, locomotor disorders, AIDS, back-pain, diabetes, and epilepsy are also discussed.
Synopsis
This book provides essential information for any doctor who has to advise patients on their suitability for work, whether because the job requires a certain level of physical strength or stamina, or when returning after an operation or illness. It combines the expertise of clinicians and
occupational physicians to offer practical guidelines on a wide range of situations.
Table of Contents
1. Introduction, F. C. Edwards
2. Legal and Administrative Aspects, F. C. Edwards
3. Medication, L. Beeley and I. G. Rennie
4. Hearing, R. R. A. Coles and A. Sinclair
5. Vestibular Disorders, R. R. A. Coles and A. Sinclair
6. Vision and Eye Disorders, A. G. Cross and P. A. M. Diamond
7. Dermatology, H. O. Engel and R. J. G. Rycroft
8. Orthopaedics, R. McL. Archibald, et al.
9. Back Pain, R. J. Blow and M. I. V. Jayson
10. Locomotor Disorders, G. M. Cochrane and E. B. Macdonald
11. Neurological Disorders, M. L. E. Espir and R. B. Godwin-Austen
12. Epilepsy, I. Brown and A. P. Hopkins
13. Diabetes Mellitus, H. Greenwood and P. A. B. Raffle
14. Gastrointestinal and Liver Disorders, C. White and R. J. Wyke
15. Cardiovascular Disease, M. C. Petch and I. Picton-Robinson
16. Respiratory Disease, J. A. Dick and A. J. Newman-Taylor
17. Renal Disease, R. Gokal and C. A. Veys
18. Haematological Disorders, J. A. Bonnell and P. M. Emerson
19. Obstetrics and Gynaecology, G. V. P. Chamberlain and D. M. Miller
20. Surgery, I. McColl and D. P. Manning
21. Psychiatric Disorders, Alcohol, and Drug Abuse, H. G. Egdell, et al.
22. Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome, P. J. Bayliss and J. M. D. Gallwey