Diving Medicine

Two laws of physics, on the behavior of gases under varying pressures, govern the pathophysiology of diving-related disorders.

CME credit is no longer available for this conference.

Dipak Chandy, M.D., and E. Neil Schachter, M.D.

Dr. Chandy is a third-year Fellow in Pulmonary Medicine
at The Mount Sinai School of Medicine.

Drs. Chandy and Schachter report no commercial conflict of interest.

Release Date: 05/24/1999

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