Dehydration - is it really *that* bad?

[DocVikingo]

Amazon.com: Deco for Divers (9781905492077): Mark Powell: Books

If you think being dehydrated makes you dizzy, headachy and sleepy, wait until you try reading this text ; )

Seriously, it is an excellent tome for those with a good basic foundation in decompression theory and the motivation and tenacity to read it.

Regards,

DocVikingo

PS for Jax --- have you read and understood it cover to cover?

 

[Thalassamania]

Dogs need to pant to thermoregulate, people sweat, very different mechanisms, very different hydration needs.

 

[Jax]

PS for Jax --- have you read and understood it cover to cover?

I have read it cover to cover twice.

I am still studying it, as each reading brings more understanding. The gradient factors were straight forward, but the bubble surface tension discussion, especially in how it relates to actual physiology, is not a visual yet. Once I get a visual, then I understand.

Of course, I have come to the realization that we have used a lot of empirical evidence to come up with tables and algorithms, that we feed to a computer to calculate to the nth degree, and come up with gas mixtures that are generally + / - 1%, measured by analyzers that are + / - 1%, in environments that are not consistent, and apply to an infinite number of physical make-ups.

In other words, one huge SWAG.

 

[The Chairman]

This is a good read: http://www.scubaboard.com/forums/accidents-incidents/411172-bent.html

 

[Bubbletrubble]

This is a good read: http://www.scubaboard.com/forums/accidents-incidents/411172-bent.html

Interesting read. Glad to hear that Tobin appears to be OK after the incident.

Given the cardiac findings, I'm surprised that the cardiologist didn't suggest outside-the-hospital Holter monitoring. Often times, that gives the best picture of the frequency and seriousness of a patient's intermittent heart conduction abnormalities.