Intrapulmonary Shunts: Another cause for a right-left shunt and risk of DCS

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​Intrapulmonary Shunts: Another Cause for a Right-Left Shunt

August 25, 2015

Claudia Roussos, MD

Many of us are familiar with the concept of PFO’s and how they may be responsible for allowing bubbles to cross from the venous (pulmonary) to the arterial side. When this occurs, we are talking about a Right-Left Shunt, RLS and a potentially increased risk for developing Type II DCS. There are other sources that may lead to a RLS, such as intrapulmonary shunts, IPSs.

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I summarized the article and thought it to be quite interesting. At least there is another thing, although small, we can do as divers to decrease our risk.

Enjoy :)



 
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