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Poor Air Quality Across the US: What You Need to Know

Jun 08, 202315 min
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Episode description

Amid mass poor air quality exposure due to ongoing Canadian wildfires, Lungcast host and ALA Chief Medical Officer Albert Rizzo, MD, explains air quality index (AQI), signs and symptoms of acute and long-term poor air exposure, high-risk patient populations, and the concerning future of particle pollution exposure.

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Episode Highlights
0:15
Intro
1:23 What is the Air Quality Index?
3:14 Risk factors of poor air quality
4:30 Acute signs and symptoms
6:42 Recommendations for patients with pre-existing conditions
8:09 How long will this last?
10:28 When to resume livelihood
11:12 The long-term impact of air pollution exposure
14:02 Outro

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