what happens to them when they get this sickness?
The presence of a right-left shunt in the reptilian heart may account for the predisposition in the same way as a patent foramen ovale does in humans.
Decompression sickness
the presence of a right-left shunt in the reptilian heart may account for the predisposition in the same way as a patent foramen ovale does in humans.
what happens when a diver gets the bends It forms bubbles inside any part of the body and its effects may vary from joint pain and rashes to paralysis and death. what is the medical term for this condition? Decompression sickness what are some factors that cause it? Underwater diving decompression, caisson, flying in an unpressurised aircraft at high altitude, and extravehicular activity from spacecraft. what exactly happens in the first situation, that results in this condition? During ascent, the ambient pressure is reduced and at some stage the inert gases dissolved in any given tissue will be at a higher concentration than the equilibrium state and when there is a pressure reduction, excess gas may form bubbles, which may lead to this condition. what are the units for measuring the type of pressure mentioned above? kPa is the unit used in fields such as meteorology and underwater diving, in other circumstances the units used to measure is in 'psi' or 'atm'. who was the first to define these units of measurement? UNANSWERABLE what equipments are used while diving, to avoid this problem? To avoid this problem divers limit their ascent rate using the decompression models which rate is about a minute and carry out a decompression schedule. what is the major theory of this problem related to diving? In the case of underwater diving and compressed air work, this mostly involves ambient pressures greater than the local surface pressure. what are some animals that can get this sickness mentioned previously? Loggerhead turtles, cataceans, seals etc
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Decompression sickness [SEP] Other animals
Animals may also contract DCS, especially those caught in nets and rapidly brought to the surface. It has been documented in loggerhead turtles and likely in prehistoric marine animals as well. Modern reptiles are susceptible to DCS, and there is some evidence that marine mammals such as cetaceans and seals may also be affected. AW Carlsen has suggested that the presence of a right-left shunt in the reptilian heart may account for the predisposition in the same way as a patent foramen ovale does in humans.