[Classification of occupational bronchial diseases: matters of controversy, open problems].

Current national classification of occupational bronchitis lacks to consider drastic changes in understanding pathogenesis of bronchial diseases over the recent decade, that leads to misunderstanding between occupational therapists and general practitioners in using this classification. The authors suggested a variant to classify occupational bronchial diseases: chronic occupational nonobstructive (simple) bronchitis and occupational COPD, that correspond to approaches accepted by international medical community. Tracheobronchial dyskinesia, asthmatic bronchitis and chronic pneumonia should be excluded from the classification.

[System monitoring health state of individuals suffering from occupational diseases in the Rostov region]. / Sistema monitoringa za sostoianiem zdorov'ia bol'nykh professional'nymi zabolevaniiami v Rostovskoi oblasti.

The authors describe experience associated with creation of automated system registering patients with occupational diseases, monitoring health state of patients with occupational diseases, specifying thorough analysis of occupational morbidity.

[Hypertension and prevalence of risk factors among coal industry workers of the Rostov region]. / Rasprostranennost' faktorov riska u rabochikh ugol'noi promyshlennosti Rostovskoi oblasti i arterial'naia gipertoniia.

The article presents results of studies revealing risk factors of cardiovascular diseases incidence in miners suffering from arterial hypertension.

[Economic analysis of contemporary activities carried by local center for occupational diseases]. / Economicheskii analiz deiatel'nosti territorial'nogo tsentra professional'noi patologii v sovremennykh usloviiakh.

The article represents economic analysis of activities carried by health institutions. The analysis covers totality of modes and methods to group and compare parameters of therapeutic and financial activities.

[Experience of cooperation between Occupational Diseases Department in the Rostov State Medical University and Occupational Diseases Center with Health Ministry Department of the Rostov region]. / Opyt sovmestnoi raboty kafedry professional'nykh boleznei Rostovskogo gosudarstvennogo meditsinskogo universiteta i Tsentra professional'noi patologii Minzdrava Rostovskoi oblasti.

Over 35 years Occupational Diseases Department in Rostov State Medical University works cooperatively with Occupational Diseases Center with Health Ministry Department of Rostov region. The article deals with experience of this cooperation in occupational therapists training, in qualification courses for professional improvement, in writing scientific and methodic materials, in carrying research work based on the Occupational Center facilities.

[Activities of the regional occupational health center under present-day conditions]. / Deiatel'nost' regional'nogo tsentra profpatologii v sovremennykh usloviiakh..

The authors represented experience of contemporary activities of Occupational center in Rostov region, demonstrated efficiency of thorough medical examinations carried by mobile clinical and diagnostic laboratories, suggested 4-levels structure of occupational service organization.

[Early detection of chronic dust-induced bronchitis in the workers of coal mines in Rostov region]. / Rannee vyiavlenie khronicheskogo pylevogo bronkhita u gornorabochikh ugolnykh shakht Rostovskoi oblasti.

To diagnose mild forms of dust bronchitis in miners, the medical examination covered pulmonary ventilation parameters. The examination revealed bronchial obstruction, so early stages of bronchitis became 2-2.5 times more frequently diagnosed. Registration of flow-volume curve in forced expiration appeared to be the most productive functional test.