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  2. Swimming-induced pulmonary edema - Wikipedia

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    Swimming induced pulmonary edema (SIPE), also known as immersion pulmonary edema, is a life threatening condition that occurs when fluids from the blood leak abnormally from the small vessels of the lung (pulmonary capillaries) into the airspaces (alveoli).

  3. Mediastinitis - Wikipedia

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    extension of infection from the neck or retroperitoneum; extension from the lung or pleura; Acute mediastinitis is usually caused by bacteria and is most often due to perforation of the esophagus. As the infection can progress rapidly, this is considered a serious condition.

  4. Decompression sickness - Wikipedia

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    Decompression sickness (DCS; also called divers' disease, the bends, aerobullosis, and caisson disease) is a medical condition caused by dissolved gases emerging from solution as bubbles inside the body tissues during decompression.

  5. Costochondritis - Wikipedia

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    Typically with other causes of chest pain, individuals will likely have radiating pain, shortness of breath, fever, a productive cough, nausea, dizziness, tachycardia, or hypotension. [ 7 ] These conditions will be ruled out using tests such as X-rays , which will help assess for pneumonia, pneumothorax, lung mass, and other concerns.

  6. Acute respiratory distress syndrome - Wikipedia

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    lung injury of acute onset, within 1 week of an apparent clinical insult and with the progression of respiratory symptoms; bilateral opacities on chest imaging (chest radiograph or CT) not explained by other lung pathology (e.g. effusion, lobar/lung collapse, or nodules) respiratory failure not explained by heart failure or volume overload ...

  7. Pneumothorax - Wikipedia

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    This can cause a steadily worsening oxygen shortage and low blood pressure. This leads to a type of shock called obstructive shock, which can be fatal unless reversed. [3] Very rarely, both lungs may be affected by a pneumothorax. [6] It is often called a "collapsed lung", although that term may also refer to atelectasis. [1]

  8. Vertigo - Wikipedia

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    [16] [17] Any cause of inflammation such as common cold, influenza, and bacterial infections may cause transient vertigo if it involves the inner ear, as may chemical insults (e.g., aminoglycosides) [18] or physical trauma (e.g., skull fractures). Motion sickness is sometimes classified as a cause of peripheral vertigo. [citation needed]

  9. Necrotizing pneumonia - Wikipedia

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    Necrotizing pneumonia (NP), also known as cavitary pneumonia or cavitatory necrosis, is a rare but severe complication of lung parenchymal infection. [1] [2] [3] In necrotizing pneumonia, there is a substantial liquefaction following death of the lung tissue, which may lead to gangrene formation in the lung.