Diagnostic Quick
Reference of
Signs &
Symptoms from Various
Indoor Air Pollutants
From
"Indoor Air Pollution."
Co-sponsored
by: The American Lung Association (ALA),
The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA),
The Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC),
and The American Medical Association (AMA)
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Signs and Symptoms |
Environmental
Tobacco Smoke |
Other
Combustion Products |
Biological
Pollutants |
Volatile Organics |
Heavy
Metals |
Sick Building
Syndrome |
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RESPIRATORY |
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Rhinitis, nasal congestion |
YES |
YES |
YES |
YES |
NO |
YES |
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Epistaxis |
NO |
NO |
NO |
YES1 |
NO |
NO |
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Pharyngitis, cough |
YES |
YES |
YES |
YES |
NO |
YES |
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Wheezing, worsening asthma |
YES |
YES |
NO |
YES |
NO |
YES |
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Dyspnea |
YES2 |
NO |
YES |
NO |
NO |
YES |
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Severe lung disease |
NO |
NO |
NO |
NO |
NO |
YES3 |
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OTHER |
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Conjunctival irritation |
YES |
YES |
YES |
YES |
NO |
YES |
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Headache or dizziness |
YES |
YES |
YES |
YES |
YES |
YES |
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Lethargy, fatigue, malaise |
NO |
YES4 |
YES5 |
YES |
YES |
YES |
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Nausea, vomiting, anorexia |
NO |
YES4 |
YES |
YES |
YES |
NO |
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Cognitive impairment, personality
change |
NO |
YES4 |
NO |
YES |
YES |
YES |
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Rashes |
NO |
NO |
YES |
YES |
YES |
NO |
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Fever, chills |
NO |
NO |
YES6 |
NO |
YES |
NO |
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Tachycardia |
NO |
YES4 |
NO |
NO |
YES |
NO |
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Retinal hemorrhage |
NO |
YES4 |
NO |
NO |
NO |
NO |
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Myalgia |
NO |
NO |
NO |
YES5 |
NO |
YES |
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Hearing loss |
NO |
NO |
NO |
YES |
NO |
NO |
- Associated especially with formaldehyde.
- In asthma.
- Hypersensitivity pneumonitis, Legionnaires' Disease.
- Particularly associated with high CO levels.
- Hypersensitivity pneumonitis, humidifier fever.
- With marked hypersensitivity reactions and Legionnaires' Disease.
Particular Effects Seen in Infants and Children
Environmental Tobacco Smoke: frequent upper
respiratory infections, otitis media; persistent middle-ear effusion;
asthma onset, increased severity; recurrent pneumonia, bronchitis.
Acute Lead Toxicity: irritability, abdominal pain,
ataxia, seizures, loss of consciousness.
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