TY - BOOK AU - Bove,Alfred A. AU - Davis,Jefferson C. TI - Bove and Davis' diving medicine SN - 0721694241 SN - 072169424 AV - RC1005 .BOV 2004 PY - 2004/// CY - Philadelphia PB - W.B. Saunders KW - Submarine medicine KW - Diving KW - Naval Medicine N1 - Includes bibliographical references and index; Ch. 1. A short history of diving and diving medicine Ch. 2. Diving physics Ch. 3. Diving equipment Ch. 4. Inert gas exchange and bubbles Ch. 5. Breath-hold diving Ch. 6. Mixed-gas diving Ch. 7. Mechanisms and risks of decompression Ch. 8. Pathophysiology of decompression sickness Ch. 9. Pulmonary barotrauma Ch. 10. Treatment of decompression illness Ch. 11. Inert gas narcosis and high-pressure nervous syndrome Ch. 12. Toxicity of oxygen, carbon dioxide, and carbon monoxide Ch. 13. Hypothermia Ch. 14. Near drowning Ch. 15. Marine animal injuries Ch. 16. Marine poisoning and intoxication Ch. 17. Human performance underwater Ch. 18. Medical supervision of diving operations Ch. 19. Women in diving Ch. 20. Diving in the elderly and the young Ch. 21. Aseptic necrosis of bone Ch. 22. Ear and sinus problems in diving Ch. 23. Neurologic consequences of diving Ch. 24. Pulmonary disorders [and diving] Ch. 25. Cardiovascular disorders and diving Ch. 26. Diabetes and diving Ch. 27. Medical evaluation for sport diving Ch. 28. Medical evaluation of working divers Ch. 29. U.S. Navy diving equipment and techniques N2 - 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 considerations for female, elderly, and pediatric diversCovers diving-related problems in people with pre-existing medical conditions, such as pulmonary, cardiac, and neurologic diseaseIncludes information about marine toxicology ER -