Abstract:
:Because of the increasing popularity of recreational scuba diving, primary care physicians should be familiar with common diving injuries. One form of barotrauma, middle ear squeeze, is the most common diving injury. Other important diving injuries include inner ear barotrauma and pulmonary barotrauma. Arterial gas embolism, a potentially life-threatening form of pulmonary barotrauma, requires hyperbaric treatment. Decompression sickness is the result of bubble formation in body tissue. Symptoms of decompression sickness range from joint pain to neurologic or pulmonary problems. Recompression is the mainstay of treatment.
journal_name
Am Fam Physicianjournal_title
American family physicianauthors
Clenney TL,Lassen LFsubject
Has Abstractpub_date
1996-04-01 00:00:00pages
1761-74issue
5eissn
0002-838Xissn
1532-0650journal_volume
53pub_type
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journal_title:American family physician
pub_type: 杂志文章,评审
doi:
更新日期:1990-08-01 00:00:00
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journal_title:American family physician
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journal_title:American family physician
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:
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pub_type: 杂志文章
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更新日期:1989-02-01 00:00:00
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journal_title:American family physician
pub_type: 杂志文章,评审
doi:
更新日期:1988-08-01 00:00:00
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journal_title:American family physician
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:
更新日期:1989-03-01 00:00:00
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journal_title:American family physician
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:
更新日期:1987-10-01 00:00:00
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journal_title:American family physician
pub_type: 杂志文章,评审
doi:
更新日期:2004-06-15 00:00:00
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journal_title:American family physician
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doi:
更新日期:1976-01-01 00:00:00
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journal_title:American family physician
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:
更新日期:1981-05-01 00:00:00
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journal_title:American family physician
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:
更新日期:1992-03-01 00:00:00
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journal_title:American family physician
pub_type: 杂志文章,评审
doi:
更新日期:1997-10-01 00:00:00
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journal_title:American family physician
pub_type: 杂志文章,评审
doi:
更新日期:1998-04-15 00:00:00
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journal_title:American family physician
pub_type: 杂志文章,评审
doi:
更新日期:1996-09-01 00:00:00
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journal_title:American family physician
pub_type: 杂志文章,评审
doi:
更新日期:2001-04-01 00:00:00
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pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:
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journal_title:American family physician
pub_type: 杂志文章,评审
doi:
更新日期:2007-12-15 00:00:00
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journal_title:American family physician
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:
更新日期:1978-06-01 00:00:00
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journal_title:American family physician
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:
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journal_title:American family physician
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doi:
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journal_title:American family physician
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doi:
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journal_title:American family physician
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doi:
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doi:
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doi:
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doi:
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doi:
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journal_title:American family physician
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