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Pulmonary disorders of spaceflight

Contents

  • 1 Background
  • 2 Differential Diagnosis
    • 2.1 Space medicine
    • 2.2 Influenza-Like Illness
  • 3 Chemical Exposures
  • 4 References

Background

  • Pulmonary infections may be more common during spaceflight than on Earth due to both air contaminants and close human proximity[1]

Differential Diagnosis

Space medicine

  • Anemia of spaceflight
  • Bone loss of spaceflight
  • Contact dermatitis of spaceflight
  • Ocular foreign body (microgravity)
  • Ebullism syndrome
  • Interpersonal conflicts in spaceflight
  • Nitrogen tetroxide toxicity
  • Hydrazine toxicity
  • Pulmonary disorders of spaceflight
  • Sleep disorders of spaceflight
  • Space adaptation syndrome
  • Space dentistry
  • Space motion sickness
  • Spaceflight headache
  • Spaceflight testicular torsion
  • Spaceflight urinary retention
  • Spaceflight urinary tract infection

Influenza-Like Illness

  • Influenza
  • Parainfluenza
  • URI
  • Pneumonia
  • Sinusitis
  • Toxic exposure
  • Pyelonephritis
  • Bronchitis
  • Coronavirus
    • MERS-CoV
    • SARS-CoV
    • 2019-nCoV (COVID-19)

Chemical Exposures

  • Nitrogen tetroxide
  • Hydrazine
  • Ammonia
  • Carbon dioxide

References

  1. ↑ Scheibler C, Crane-Godreau MA, McNeely E. Editorial: Aerospace health and safety: today and the future, volume I. Front Public Health. 2023 Sep 25;11:1264524. PMID: 37818294;
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This page was last edited 20:07, 17 July 2024 by Ross Donaldson. Donate