Diving Medicine
Diving Medicine has earned a worldwide reputation as the definitive source on diving safety and the management of diving-related health conditions. The New, 4th Edition has been completely revised and updated while still retaining its practical clinical orientation. It covers basic diving physiology · the pathophysiology of decompression sickness · assessment of physical fitness for diving · diagnosis and treatment of diving-related disorders · and much more.\ • Discusses special...
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In this fourth edition of a reference for practitioners working with divers, Bove (emeritus professor of medicine, Temple University) adds new chapters on kinetics of inert gas, marine poisoning and intoxication, and diabetes and diving, and includes revised material on medical evaluation for sport, commercial, and military diving. The reference covers basic diving physiology, then looks at decompression sickness, assessment of fitness for diving, special considerations for female, elderly, and pediatric divers, and diving-related problems in people with pre-existing medical conditions. Annotation ©2003 Book News, Inc., Portland, OR
Ch. 1A Short History of Diving and Diving Medicine1Ch. 2Diving Physics11Ch. 3Diving Equipment37Ch. 4Inert Gas Exchange and Bubbles53Ch. 5Breath-Hold Diving77Ch. 6Mixed-Gas Diving95Ch. 7Mechanisms and Risks of Decompression127Ch. 8Pathophysiology of Decompression Sickness165Ch. 9Pulmonary Barotrauma185Ch. 10Treatment of Decompression Illness195Ch. 11Inert Gas Narcosis and High-Pressure Nervous Syndrome225Ch. 12Toxicity of Oxygen, Carbon Dioxide, and Carbon Monoxide241Ch. 13Hypothermia261Ch. 14Near Drowning275Ch. 15Marine Animal Injuries287Ch. 16Marine Poisoning and Intoxication319Ch. 17Human Performance Underwater327Ch. 18Medical Supervision of Diving Operations343Ch. 19Women in Diving381Ch. 20Diving in the Elderly and the Young411Ch. 21Aseptic Necrosis of Bone421Ch. 22Ear and Sinus Problems in Diving431Ch. 23Neurologic Consequences of Diving461Ch. 24Pulmonary Disorders475Ch. 25Cardiovascular Disorders and Diving485Ch. 26Diabetes and Diving507Ch. 27Medical Evaluation for Sport Diving519Ch. 28Medical Evaluation of Working Divers533Ch. 29U.S. Navy Diving Equipment and Techniques547App. 1Pressure Conversion Table575App. 2Medical Examination Forms576App. 3Diving Medicine Physician's Kit for Remote Locations579App. 4Recommended Protocol for Diabetic Management during Recreational Scuba Diving580Index585
