Klinikum Augsburg, Umweltmedizinisches Zentrum

What to expect in our outpatient clinic:

• Detailed medical consultation
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• Answering and discussing a special environmental medicine questionnaire
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• Physical examinations
• Evaluation of findings, taking into account previous examinations, specific symptoms, and physical findings
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Additional examinations as needed:

• Immunology
• Allergology
• Rheumatology
• Microbiology
• Biochemistry and enzymes
• Hematology

Human biomonitoring: Contaminant measurements in blood and urine samples on:

• Metals (aluminum, arsenic, lead, cadium, copper, mercury, selenium, zinc)
• Wood preservatives (e.g., pentachlorophenol)
• Polychlorinated biphenyls
• Polycyclic Aromatic Hydrocarbons
• Pesticides (e.g., pyrethroids, lindane)
• Solvents and other chemicals
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Environmental Medicine

In the Environmental Medicine Center, patients with environmentally associated diseases are treated. A measurement of pollutants in the blood and urine is offered. The clinical picture of the affected person is clarified by differential diagnosis.

• Environmental medicine diagnostics
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• Clinical examinations
• Laboratory testing including human biomonitoring
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• Allergological testing
• Pulmonary function tests

We offer the performance of environmental medicine diagnostics that include clinical examinations, laboratory testing including human biomonitoring, allergy testing, and pulmonary function testing.