Diving Medicine

Diving Medicine
This is our group's medical resource board courtesy of DAN - Diver's Alert Network, where you
can obtain medical answers to questions related to scuba diving. A handy resource and good
information every diver in the group should read.
Another excellent resource for your family doctor, in the event you have a dive related problem, is
ScubaDoc's Dive Medicine Online where you can direct any physician for help with a particular
dive related injury. I emailed a link to my family doctor, who very much appreciated the resource.
Ernest Campbell is the foremost authority on dive medicine at Duke University and welcomes
phone calls and email from doctors.
Aging
- Diving After Joint Replacement
- The Aging Diver
Barotrauma
- Ear Squeeze (Ear Pain)
- Mask Squeeze
- Mechanism of Injury for Pulmonary Over-Inflation Syndrome
- Nosebleeds (Sinus Squeeze)
Cardiovascular (Heart)
- ACE Inhibitors (Angiotension-converting enzyme)
- Atrial Septal Defects (ASD)
- Beta-Blockers (Metoprolol, Propanolol etc.)
- Blood Thinners (Anticoagulants-Coumadin, Plavix etc.)
- Calcium Channel Blockers (Cardizem, Caduet etc.)
- Cholesterol Medications & Diving
- Coronary Artery Bypass Graft (and Angioplasty)
- Coronary Artery Disease
- Diuretics (water pills- HCTZ, Aldactone, Bumex)
- Diving After a Heart Attack
- Heart Attack (Myocardial Infarction)
- Heart Valve Replacement
- Hypertension
- Implanted Internal Defibrillators
- Irregular Heartbeat (Dysrhythmias)
- Mitral Valve Prolapse
- Murmurs
- Pacemakers and Diving
- Patent Foramen Ovale (PFO)
- Raynaud's Syndrome or Phenomenon
- Vasovagal and Carotid Sinus Syncopes
- Ventricular Septal Defects (VSD) and Diving
Decompression Illness
- Decompression Recovery
- Diving After Flying
- Diving at Altitude
- Exercise & DCS
- Flying After Diving
- In-Water Recompression
- Return to Diving After DCI
- Subcutaneous Emphysema
Dental
- Dental Implants
- Diving and Root Canals
- Diving and Wisdom Teeth
- Diving With Dental Braces
Diabetes & Diving

- Diabetes — The Risks
Diving Accidents
- Basic Instincts
- Chamber Location and Availability
- Local Chamber Fees - Do They Really Exist?
- Proper Position for Emergency Care
- Why DAN Does not Provide Chamber Location Information
Ears, Nose, & Throat

- Cochlear Implants
- Dealing With Ear Problems
- Deviated Septum
- Diving With Existing Ear Injuries
- Ear Equalizing
- Ear Plugs
- Ear Ventilation Tubes
- ENT Surgery
- Hearing Loss/Deafness
- Instructions for Equalizing Ears and Sinuses
- Meniere's Disease
- Sinus Congestion
- Surfers Ear (Exotoses)
- Tinnitus (Ringing)
- TMJ (Temporal-Mandibular Joint Syndrome)
- Tympanic Membrane Rupture (Perforated Ear Drum)
- Unplugged: DAN Examines the Use of Earplugs In Scuba Divers
Endocrine
- Diving With Hyperglycemia
- Thyroid Conditions
Fitness to Dive
- Asthma and Scuba Diving
- Bone Considerations in Young Divers
- Cytotoxic Drugs, Cancer Effects
- Exercise Training and Scuba Diving
- Getting Fit for Dive Season
- Healthy, But Overweight
- Taking Medication While Scuba Diving
Gastrointestinal
- Abdominal Surgery
- Achalasia
- Bariatric Surgery and Diving
- Chronic Pancreatitis
- Crohns Disease and Diving
- Diverticular Disease of the Colon (Diverticulitis)
- Dumping Syndrome
- Esophageal Diverticulae
- Gastroenteritis and Vomiting / Diarrhea
- Gastroesophageal Reflux (“Heartburn” or “Waterbrash”)
- Hernias (also Sliding and Paraesophageal Hiatal Hernias)
- Ileostomy and Colostomy
- Inflammatory Bowel Disease
- Inguinal Hernia
- Liver Cirrhosis
- Liver Transplant
- Peptic Ulceration
- Small Bowel Obstruction
General
- Aches and Pains
- Bladder Discomfort
- Diving After Donating Blood
- Flu-like Symptoms Following a Dive
- Foot Pain After Diving
- Frontal Headaches
- Hand & Foot Edema
- Immersion Diuresis (Urge to Urinate)
- Latex Allergies
- Medical Questionnaire / Statement
- Proper Position for Emergency Care
- Remember to Breathe
Hematology (Blood)
- Diving and Sickle Cell Anemia
- Diving with Leukemia
- Hemophilia & Diving
- Hepatitis
- Sickle Cell Anemia
Infectious Diseases
- Clean & Sanitize Gear
- HIV/AIDS and Diving
Marine Life
- Bright Colors & Predator Provocation
- Ciguatera Poisoning
- Coral Cuts, Scrapes and Rashes
- Coral Scrapes
- Diving While On Medications for Stings
- Itching and rash go away and come back
- Jellyfish Stings
- Lionfish, Scorpionfish and Stonefish Envenomations
- Local Allergic Reactions
- Mooring/Anchor lines causing itching and rash
- Physalia physalis (Portuguese Man-of-War)
- Sea Bathers Eruption
- Sea Lice
- Sea Urchin Spine Punctures
- Seaweed Dermatitis
- Stingray Envenomation
- Swimmer Itch
- Will Sponges ever Hurt Me
Musculoskeletal
- Diving After Bone Fractures
- Diving After Hip Replacement
- Diving After Spinal Back Surgery
- Diving with Rheumatoid Arthritis
- Osteochondritis
- Shoulder Pain
Neurological
- Attention Deficit Disorder (ADD)
- Cerebral Palsy
- Cerebral Vascular Accident
- Epilepsy
- Head Trauma
- History of Seizures Without a Clear Diagnosis of Epilepsy
- Migraine Headache
- Migraines (and Medical Forms)
- Multiple Sclerosis (MS)
- Paraplegia
- Post Brain Tumor Surgery
Ophthalmology (Eyes)
- Blurred Vision
- Detached Retina and Diving
- Diving After Lasik Surgery
- Diving with Contacts
- Diving with Glaucoma
- Eye Conditions That Will Keep You Out of the Water
- Loss of Sight After HBO Treatment
- Macular Degeneration
- Ocular Decompression Sickness
- Photorefractive Keratectomy
- Radial Keratotomy
- Subconjunctival Hemorrhage
Plastic Surgery
- Breast Implants
- Face Lift
- Liposuction
- Rhinoplasty
Psychological
- Diving and Depression Medications
Respiratory
- Breathing Discomfort
- Immersion Pulmonary Edema
- Mechanism of Injury for Pulmonary Over-Inflation Syndrome
- Pneumothorax & Its Consequences
- Remember to Breathe
- Spontaneous Pneumothorax
Women Issues
- Breast Cancer & Fitness to Dive Issues
- Breast Cancer, Cancer & Surgery
- Breast Implants
- Breast-Feeding
- Endometriosis
- Hysterectomy
- Menstruation During Diving Activities
- Oral Birth Control
- Osteoporosis
- Ovarian Cancer
- Pregnancy
- Premenstrual Syndrome
- Return To Diving After Giving Birth

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