Clinical problem solving: Mental confusion and hypoxaemia after scuba diving
Author(s) -
Jean-Éric Blatteau,
Jean Morin,
Romain Roffi,
Arnaud Druelle,
Fabrice Sbardella,
Olivier Castagna
Publication year - 2020
Publication title -
diving and hyperbaric medicine journal
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.389
H-Index - 20
eISSN - 2209-1491
pISSN - 1833-3516
DOI - 10.28920/dhm50.2.181-184
Subject(s) - decompression illness , confusion , scuba diving , medicine , decompression sickness , magnetic resonance imaging , hypoxemia , hyperbaric oxygen , oxygen saturation , decompression , altered mental status , anesthesia , radiology , surgery , psychology , pediatrics , oxygen , psychoanalysis , oceanography , chemistry , organic chemistry , geology
We report a case of a diving accident associating both cerebral symptoms and signs of respiratory impairment after two dives. The objective is to describe the process for obtaining the diagnosis.
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