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Diseases » Decompression sickness » Glossary

Glossary for Decompression sickness

Abdominal pain: A condition which is characterized by the sensation of pain that is located in the abdomen
Air embolism: A condition which is characterized by air bubbles entering the circulation usually due to trauma, decompression sickness or surgery.
Avascular necrosis: Bone death from lack of circulation.
Brain damage: Damage to the brain from various causes
Breathing difficulties: Various types of breathing difficulty (dyspnea).
Cerebrovascular accident: Occurs when the blood supply to the brain is interrupted and results in cell injury and death.
Chest pain: Pain in the chest area.
Death: The cessation of life
Decompression sickness: Condition from overly rapid decompression, especially when diving.
Dizziness: Feelings of lightheadedness or giddiness.
Dysbarism: A condition that occurs when there is a change in the surrounding pressure such as when scuba diving or moving to places of different altitudes. Dysbarism can occur when pressure increases or decreases and includes conditions such as decompression sickness, barotraumas, nitrogen narcosis, high pressure nervous system and atrial gas embolism.
Headache: In medicine a headache or cephalalgia is a symptom of a number of different conditions of the head and sometimes neck. Some of the causes are benign while others are medical emergencies. It ranks among the most common pain complaints
Heart damage: Any damage that occurs to the heart
Joint pain: Pain affecting the joints
Lung damage: COPD is defined as the destruction of the air spaces distal to the terminal bronchioles and their walls and without obvious fibrosis.
Nystagmus: Involuntary jerky eye movements
Paralysis: The loss of motor function due to dysfunction of the spinal cord
Pneumothorax: Air in the pleural spaces around the lungs.
Pruritus: The sensation of itch
Shock: Severe condition from reduced blood circulation