Johny Kongerud

Author information from the last article

Johny Kongerud (f. 1949) er avdelingsleder ved Lungeavdelingen, Oslo universitetssykehus, Rikshospitalet, og professor II ved Universitetet i Oslo.

Ingen oppgitte interessekonflikter.

Articles by Johny Kongerud

Work-related COPD

Anne Kristin Møller Fell,
Tor Olav Brøvig Aasen,
Johny Kongerud

25.11.2014: Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) is defined as a disease characterised by airflow limitation that is not fully reversible, that is progressive and associated with a pathological inflammatory response to exposure to noxious particles and gases (1). Work-related COPD is caused or...

The working environment continues to cause illness

Tor Olav Brøvig Aasen,
Johny Kongerud

28.10.2014: Work-related illness can be prevented, but knowledge and a willingness to implement the necessary measures are required Injuries and illness caused by conditions in the workplace should be avoided. Who is responsible for implementing preventive measures? First and foremost, the enterprise...

PET-CT in the assessment of lung cancer at Rikshospitalet from 2007–2011

Anders Standal Bugge,
Anne Naalsund,
Kjersti Johnsrud,
Audun Elnæs Berstad,
Johny Kongerud,
May Brit Lund

13.05.2014: Lung cancer is the second most prevalent form of cancer in Norway for men and the third for women (1 p. 26), and the type of cancer that claims most lives (2). Five-year survival in Norway is approximately 12 – 16 % (1 pp. 68 – 69). In 2011, 2 842 new cases of lung cancer were diagnosed in Norway (1...