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How to diagnose Decompression Illness (DCI)


When you feel unwell or have any symptoms after a dive it is essential to remember that the symptoms or signs are pressure-relate until proven otherwise, usually, by a diagnostic or therapeutic recompression. Therefore, the doctors will ask you about pressure exposure as an aid to the diagnosis. The following specifics about the dive will be required or elicited:

You will be asked about the following symptoms:

Physical Examination to diagnose DCI"

Physical exam findings will include the following:

Differentiating between AGE and DCI

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