What is Decompression sickness?

What is Decompression sickness?

• Decompression sickness: Condition from overly rapid decompression, especially when diving.
• Decompression sickness: A condition occurring as a result of exposure to a rapid fall in ambient pressure. Gases, nitrogen in particular, come out of solution and form bubbles in body fluid and blood. These gas bubbles accumulate in joint spaces and the peripheral circulation impairing tissue oxygenation causing disorientation, severe pain, and potentially death.
  Source - Diseases Database
• Decompression sickness: pain resulting from rapid change in pressure.
  Source - WordNet 2.1

Decompression sickness: Introduction

How serious is Decompression sickness?

Complications of Decompression sickness: see complications of Decompression sickness

What causes Decompression sickness?

Causes of Decompression sickness: see causes of Decompression sickness
Risk factors for Decompression sickness: see risk factors for Decompression sickness

What are the symptoms of Decompression sickness?

Symptoms of Decompression sickness: see symptoms of Decompression sickness

Complications of Decompression sickness: see complications of Decompression sickness

Decompression sickness: Testing

Diagnostic testing: see tests for Decompression sickness.

Misdiagnosis: see misdiagnosis and Decompression sickness.

How is it treated?

Treatments for Decompression sickness: see treatments for Decompression sickness
Research for Decompression sickness: see research for Decompression sickness

Name and Aliases of Decompression sickness

Main name of condition: Decompression sickness

bends, the bends, Caisson disease, compressed air illness

Bends, Caisson disease, Dysbaric osteonecrosis Source - Diseases Database

Decompression sickness, Aeroembolism, Air embolism, Gas embolism, Caisson disease, Decompression sickness, Aeroembolism, Air embolism, Gas embolism, Bends, Aeroembolism, Air embolism, Gas embolism, Caisson disease, Bends
Source - WordNet 2.1

Research the causes of these diseases that are similar to, or related to, Decompression sickness:

• Scuba diving
• Diver's diseasearterial air embolism
• Dysbarism
• Pitting edema
• Formication
• Labyrinthitis

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