TY - JOUR
T1 - The Medical Problems of Underwater Diving
AU - Martin, Lawrence
AU - Smith, Thomas F.
AU - Mcdonough, John R.
AU - Barutt, John
AU - Saffron, Joanne C.
AU - Lerner, Barron H.
AU - Melamed, Yehuda
AU - Shupak, Avi
AU - Bitterman, Haim
AU - Weiler-Ravell, Daniel
PY - 1992/5/28
Y1 - 1992/5/28
N2 - To the Editor: In their article on medical problems associated with underwater diving (Jan. 2 issue),1 Melamed et al. state, “In principle, diving is absolutely contraindicated in persons subject to spontaneous pneumothorax, as well as in those with air-trapping pulmonary lesions or bronchial asthma.” The first two terms describe specific pathologic conditions for which the absolute contraindication is appropriate. However, “bronchial asthma” is a diagnosis applied to a broad range of people, many of whom are in fact active divers. It is universally agreed that symptomatic asthma is a contraindication to diving because of limitation in the exercise response…
AB - To the Editor: In their article on medical problems associated with underwater diving (Jan. 2 issue),1 Melamed et al. state, “In principle, diving is absolutely contraindicated in persons subject to spontaneous pneumothorax, as well as in those with air-trapping pulmonary lesions or bronchial asthma.” The first two terms describe specific pathologic conditions for which the absolute contraindication is appropriate. However, “bronchial asthma” is a diagnosis applied to a broad range of people, many of whom are in fact active divers. It is universally agreed that symptomatic asthma is a contraindication to diving because of limitation in the exercise response…
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U2 - 10.1056/NEJM199205283262212
DO - 10.1056/NEJM199205283262212
M3 - Letter
C2 - 1574099
AN - SCOPUS:0026525988
SN - 0028-4793
VL - 326
SP - 1497
EP - 1499
JO - New England Journal of Medicine
JF - New England Journal of Medicine
IS - 22
ER -
