OBJECTIVE: The aim of this article was to address common clinical questions pertaining to work-related asthma (WRA). METHODS: This review is based on a presentation on WRA at the American College of Chest Physicians Course on Clinical Aspects of Occupational and Environmental Lung Disease, held in Toronto in 2013, and supplemented by a PubMed search of publications to 2013. RESULTS: Seven clinical questions are addressed in relation to definitions, causes, diagnosis, management and emerging triggers, and challenges of WRA. CONCLUSIONS: Although knowledge is expanding in this area, there remain challenges and uncertainties, particularly in the prevention of WRA.
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