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Air embolism and Decompression sickness

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Difference between Air embolism and Decompression sickness

Air embolism vs. Decompression sickness

An air embolism, also known as a gas embolism, is a blood vessel blockage caused by one or more bubbles of air or other gas in the circulatory system. Decompression sickness (DCS; also known as divers' disease, the bends, aerobullosis, or caisson disease) describes a condition arising from dissolved gases coming out of solution into bubbles inside the body on depressurisation.

Similarities between Air embolism and Decompression sickness

Air embolism and Decompression sickness have 19 things in common (in Unionpedia): Ambient pressure, Atrial septal defect, Barotrauma, Blood vessel, Breathing gas, Central nervous system, Circulatory system, Decompression (diving), Decompression illness, Diving chamber, Ebullism, Hyperbaric medicine, Lung, Lying (position), Neurology, Oxygen therapy, Rebreather, Stroke, Trendelenburg position.

Ambient pressure

The ambient pressure on an object is the pressure of the surrounding medium, such as a gas or liquid, in contact with the object.

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Atrial septal defect

Atrial septal defect (ASD) is a heart defect in which blood flows between the atria (upper chambers) of the heart.

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Barotrauma

Barotrauma is physical damage to body tissues caused by a difference in pressure between a gas space inside, or in contact with the body, and the surrounding gas or fluid.

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Blood vessel

The blood vessels are the part of the circulatory system, and microcirculation, that transports blood throughout the human body.

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Breathing gas

A breathing gas is a mixture of gaseous chemical elements and compounds used for respiration.

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Central nervous system

The central nervous system (CNS) is the part of the nervous system consisting of the brain and spinal cord.

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Circulatory system

The circulatory system, also called the cardiovascular system or the vascular system, is an organ system that permits blood to circulate and transport nutrients (such as amino acids and electrolytes), oxygen, carbon dioxide, hormones, and blood cells to and from the cells in the body to provide nourishment and help in fighting diseases, stabilize temperature and pH, and maintain homeostasis.

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Decompression (diving)

The decompression of a diver is the reduction in ambient pressure experienced during ascent from depth.

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Decompression illness

Decompression Illness (DCI) describes a range of symptoms arising from decompression of the body.

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Diving chamber

A diving chamber is a vessel for human occupation, which may have an entrance that can be sealed to hold an internal pressure significantly higher than ambient pressure, a pressurised gas system to control the internal pressure, and a supply of breathing gas for the occupants.

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Ebullism

Ebullism is the formation of gas bubbles in bodily fluids due to reduced environmental pressure, for example at high altitude.

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Hyperbaric medicine

Hyperbaric medicine is medical treatment in which an ambient pressure greater than sea level atmospheric pressure is a necessary component.

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Lung

The lungs are the primary organs of the respiratory system in humans and many other animals including a few fish and some snails.

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Lying (position)

Lying, also called recumbency or prostration, or decubitus in medicine (from the Latin verb decumbere ′to lie down′), is a type of human position in which the body is more or less horizontal and supported along its length by the surface underneath.

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Neurology

Neurology (from νεῦρον (neûron), "string, nerve" and the suffix -logia, "study of") is a branch of medicine dealing with disorders of the nervous system.

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Oxygen therapy

Oxygen therapy, also known as supplemental oxygen, is the use of oxygen as a medical treatment.

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Rebreather

A rebreather is a breathing apparatus that absorbs the carbon dioxide of a user's exhaled breath to permit the rebreathing (recycling) of the substantially unused oxygen content, and unused inert content when present, of each breath.

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Stroke

A stroke is a medical condition in which poor blood flow to the brain results in cell death.

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Trendelenburg position

In the Trendelenburg position, the body is laid supine, or flat on the back with the feet higher than the head by 15-30 degrees.

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Air embolism and Decompression sickness Comparison

Air embolism has 59 relations, while Decompression sickness has 177. As they have in common 19, the Jaccard index is 8.05% = 19 / (59 + 177).

References

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