Getting to the bottom of new-onset asthma: Choosing the right bronchial challenge test

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Getting to the bottom of new-onset asthma: Choosing the right bronchial challenge test

David McBride

David McBride

Cleaning products
Cleaning can be a health hazard when disinfecting agents are mixed or mishandled

OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH

Bleach is one of the most commonly used industrial disinfecting agents, but is it safe? Occupational health expert David McBride describes a case of reactive airways dysfunction syndrome following an incident involving liquid bleach cleaner

Key points, Reactive airways dysfunction syndrome causes symptoms simulating asthma within 24 hours of a single, massive, chemical exposure. Direct bronchial c