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العنوان
Critical Care in Diving Medicine/
المؤلف
Abdullah,Mostafa Adbullah Mohammed
هيئة الاعداد
باحث / مصطفى عبد الله محمد عبد الله
مشرف / علاء الدين عبد الوهاب أمين قراعه
مشرف / نهي سيد حسين أحمد
مشرف / وائل سيد أحمد عبد الغفار
الموضوع
Diving medicine Barotrauma Decompression sickness.
تاريخ النشر
2016
عدد الصفحات
196.p:
اللغة
الإنجليزية
الدرجة
ماجستير
التخصص
العناية المركزة والطب العناية المركزة
تاريخ الإجازة
25/7/2016
مكان الإجازة
جامعة عين شمس - كلية الطب - Intensive Care
الفهرس
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Abstract

Exposure to the undersea environment has unique effects on normal physiology and can result in unique disorders that require an understanding of the effects of pressure and inert gas supersaturation on organ function and knowledge of the appropriate therapies, which can include recompression in a hyperbaric chamber. The effects of Boyle’s law result in changes in volume of gas-containing spaces when exposed to the increased pressure underwater. These effects can cause middle ear and sinus injury and lung barotrauma due to lung overexpansion during ascent from depth. Disorders related to diving have unique presentations, and an understanding of the high-pressure environment is needed to properly diagnose and manage these disorders. Breathing compressed air underwater results in increased dissolved inert gas in tissues and organs. On ascent after a diving exposure, the dissolved gas can achieve a supersaturated state and can form gas bubbles in blood and tissues, with resulting tissue and organ damage. Decompression sickness can involve the musculoskeletal system, skin, inner ear, brain, and spinal cord, with characteristic signs and symptoms. Usual therapy is recompression in a hyperbaric chamber following well-established protocols. Many recreational diving candidates seek medical clearance for diving, and healthcare providers must be knowledgeable of the environmental exposure and its effects on physiologic function to properly assess individuals for fitness to dive. This review provides a basis for understanding the diving environment and its accompanying disorders and there management.