An official American Thoracic Society statement: diagnosis and management of beryllium sensitivity and chronic beryllium disease.

Rationale: Beryllium continues to have a wide range of industrial applications. Exposure to beryllium can lead to sensitization (BeS) and chronic beryllium disease (CBD).

Objectives: The purpose of this statement is to increase awareness and knowledge about beryllium exposure, BeS, and CBD.

Smart meters and routers radiofrequency disturbances study with pacemakers and implantable cardiac defibrillators.

Background: There is no scientific literature that examines radiofrequency (RF) interference from Smart Meters with cardiac implantable electronic devices (CIEDs). The objective of this in vitro study was to assess any potential interference with Medtronic CIEDs (Medtronic Inc., Minneapolis, MN, USA).

Point-of-care urine tests for smoking status and isoniazid treatment monitoring in adult patients.

Background: Poor adherence to isoniazid (INH) preventive therapy (IPT) is an impediment to effective control of latent tuberculosis (TB) infection. TB patients who smoke are at higher risk of latent TB infection, active disease, and TB mortality, and may have lower adherence to their TB medications. The objective of our study was to validate IsoScreen and SmokeScreen (GFC Diagnostics, UK), two point-of-care tests for monitoring INH intake and determining smoking status.

Pleural mesothelioma surveillance: validity of cases from a tumour registry.

Background: Pleural mesothelioma is a rare tumour associated with exposure to asbestos fibres. Fewer than than one-quarter of cases registered in the Quebec Tumour Registry (QTR) have been compensated as work-related. While establishing a surveillance system, this led to questioning as to whether there has been over-registration of cases that are not authentic pleural mesotheliomas in the QTR.

Resolving moral distress when caring for patients who smoke while using home oxygen therapy.

More than 1 million people in the United States use home oxygen therapy and its demand is growing. However, there are dangers associated with its use, such as burns and home fires, and smoking is the most common cause of these incidents. As a result, home healthcare nurses feel intense emotional distress when caring for patients who smoke while using home oxygen therapy.