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W J Rea

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PubMed1979

Air pollution analysis used in operating an environmental control unit.

A simple, fast and reliable method was developed to measure the origin and daily and seasonal variations of selected air pollutants in the Brookhaven Environmental Unit. None of the pollutants that were measured surpassed its threshold limit value. The average concentrations of the pollutants that were measured could be considered as preliminary standard for environmental units in hospitals as long as material analysis for outgassing is used simultaneously.

Air Pollutants↗
PubMed1978

Environmentally triggered cardiac disease.

Twelve highly selected patients with non-arteriosclerotic cardiac arrhythmias and/or chest pain refractory to medication and having symptoms related to smooth muscle sensitization were studied in a rigidly controlled, relatively fume- and particle-free environment. The majority of signs and symptoms cleared in 10 patients without medication while under environmental control, and in 10 of the 12 patients all arrhythmias were reproduced with controlled, repeated individual-blind and double-blind incitant challenges. Blood abnormalities occurred in the complement and T-lymphocyte systems.

Adolescent↗
PubMed1977

Environmentally triggered small vessel vasculitis.

Ten randomly selected patients with recurrent non-specific small vessel vasculitis (edema, petechiae, spontaneous bruising, peripheral cyanosis) were studied under rigid environmental control. All cleared their symptoms without medications. All patients had their vasculitis reproduced after direct challenge with numerous individual foods and chemicals. Multiple incitants were found in each patient.

Arteritis↗
PubMed1976

Environmentally triggered thrombophlebitis.

Ten randomly selected patients with recurrent non-traumatic thrombophlebitis of unknown etiology were studied using a comprehensive environmental control method. All cleared their phlebitis without medications. Using withdrawal and challenge of incitants, eight of 10 patients had their phlebitis reproduced. The numerous single triggering agents were common-place inhaled and ingested foods and chemicals.

Adult↗