SAQ 1078 – Decompression illness after scuba diving

A scuba diver presents after surfacing from a dive with symptoms concerning for decompression illness.

List six important questions about the dive history.

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List three neurological and three other symptoms or signs of decompression sickness.

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</p> <table class="saq-prop-table" style="width: 100%; table-layout: fixed; max-width: 100%; border-collapse: collapse;"> <thead> <tr> <th style="overflow-wrap: anywhere; word-break: normal; vertical-align: top; white-space: normal; box-sizing: border-box;">Neurological</th> <th style="overflow-wrap: anywhere; word-break: normal; vertical-align: top; white-space: normal; box-sizing: border-box;">Other</th> </tr> </thead> <tbody> <tr> <td style="overflow-wrap: anywhere; word-break: normal; vertical-align: top; white-space: normal; box-sizing: border-box;">1</td> <td style="overflow-wrap: anywhere; word-break: normal; vertical-align: top; white-space: normal; box-sizing: border-box;"></td> </tr> <tr> <td style="overflow-wrap: anywhere; word-break: normal; vertical-align: top; white-space: normal; box-sizing: border-box;">2</td> <td style="overflow-wrap: anywhere; word-break: normal; vertical-align: top; white-space: normal; box-sizing: border-box;"></td> </tr> <tr> <td style="overflow-wrap: anywhere; word-break: normal; vertical-align: top; white-space: normal; box-sizing: border-box;">3</td> <td style="overflow-wrap: anywhere; word-break: normal; vertical-align: top; white-space: normal; box-sizing: border-box;"></td> </tr> </tbody> </table> <p>

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Contrast decompression sickness and arterial gas embolism, including pathophysiology and timing.

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