Diving physiology articles
Diving physiology articles
Diving physiology articles that aren’t written in dry scientific jargon are difficult to find on the internet. Some of the articles below are more accessible than others.
For an up-to-date account of the latest decompression and diving physiology research, I highly recommend you get a hold of Simon Pridmore’s book “Scuba Physiological”. It’s written by the researchers themselves and edited into plain English by Simon. Read more about it here.
If you know of any articles that should be here, contact me.
Gas physiology
Pulmonary gas exchange in diving- R. E. Moon, D. Cherry, B. W. Stolp, and E. M. Camporesi
The physiology of compressed gas diving- Simon Mitchell
Breathing at depth- K. Tetzlaff, E. Thorsen
High Pressure Neurological Syndrome- Dr David Sawatzky
Decompression illness
Intrapulmonary shunt and scuba diving: Another risk factor?- Dennis Madden M.Sc., Marko Ljubkovic M.D., Ph.D., Zeljko Dujic M.D., Ph.D
Preconditioning for safer scuba diving- Simon Pridmore
Influence of thermal exposure on diver susceptibility to decompression sickness- US Navy Experimental Diving Unity
The Heart and Diving- Divers Alert Network
Diving Medicine for Scuba Divers- Carl Edmonds
Pre-hospital management of decompression illness: expert review of key principles and controversies- SJ Mitchell, MH Bennett, P Bryson, FK Butler, DJ Doolette, JR Holm, J Kot, and P Lafère
Carbon dioxide
Basic carbon dioxide physiology- part 1- Simon Mitchell
Basic carbon dioxide physiology- part 2- Simon Mitchell
Basic carbon dioxide physiology- part 3- Simon Mitchell
Basic carbon dioxide physiology- part 4- Simon Mitchell
Basic carbon dioxide physiology- part 5- Simon Mitchell
Oxygen
Oxygen and the diver- Kenneth Donald
CNS oxygen toxicity- N. Bitterman
Current thoughts on mechanisms of hyperoxic seizures- J. Brian Jr.
Oxygen seizures at PO2 ≤ 1.6 bar: how rare?- Shearwater Research
Hyperoxia myopia: Information for divers- Shearwater Research
Oxygen Toxicity and Special Operations Forces Diving: Hidden and Dangerous- Frontiers in psychology
Oxygen Toxicity Research- Alert Diver
Tolerating exposure to high oxygen levels- R.W. Hamilton
Inert gas narcosis
Neurochemical basis of inert gas narcosis- J.C. Rostain
Nitrogen narcosis- what is it?- NOAA
Effect of nitrogen narcosis on free recall and recognition memory in open water- M. Hobbs & W. Kneller
Measuring inert gas narcosis- Michael Menduno, Alert Diver
A Practical Discussion of Nitrogen Narcosis for Deep Diving- Brett Gilliam
Isobaric counter diffusion
Isobaric Counter diffusion in the Real World- Reilly Fogarty, InDepth Magazine.
Isobaric counter diffusion- fact and fiction- B.R. Wienke & T.R. O’Leary, NAUI Technical Diving Operations.
How to avoid a isobaric counter diffusion hit- Steve Burton.
Isobaric counter diffusion- when, why, and how to avoid it- Antonio Pasorelli.
Isobaric counter diffusion criteria- The Theoretical Diver.
Relations of Isobaric gas counterdiffusion and decompression gas lesion dideases- C.J. Lambertsen, M.D.
Kinetics of isobaric counterdiffusion- George Karreman, Christian J. Lambertsen.
