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Review
. 2021 Sep;21(9):343-348.
doi: 10.1016/j.bjae.2021.05.003. Epub 2021 Jul 13.

The pathophysiologies of diving diseases

C J Edge  1 , P T Wilmshurst  2
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Review

The pathophysiologies of diving diseases

C J Edge et al. BJA Educ. 2021 Sep.
No abstract available

Keywords: barotrauma; decompression sickness (DCS); diving; inert gas narcosis.

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Conflict of interest statement

The authors declare that they have no conflicts of interest.

Figures

Fig 1
Fig 1
The exponential time course for inert gas absorption into a hypothetical tissue when the partial pressure of the gas is increased rapidly from P1 to P2.
Fig 2
Fig 2
A mottled, pruritic rash in a diver as a result of cutaneous DCS.
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