title: Diving medicine.
abstract: This article orients the practicing physician to the physical and physiologic basis for the more common medical problems encountered in diving, discusses the common presenting manifestations for these disorders, and provides a framework for their treatment. Medical fitness for diving is also briefly addressed.
authors.affiliation: Hyperbaric Medicine Center, San Diego, California.
authors.forename: T S
authors.initials: TS
authors.lastname: Neuman
mesh_terms: D001469:Barotrauma / Q000503:physiopathology*; D003665:Decompression Sickness / Q000503:physiopathology*; D004242:Diving / Q000009:adverse effects*; D004332:Drowning; D006801:Humans