Table 2 Differential diagnosis of decompression illness

Otorhinolaryngology

Inner-ear barotrauma

Middle ear or sinus barotrauma with cranial nerve compression

Neurology

Acute coincidental neurological disorder (stroke, seizure, subarachnoid hemorrhage)

Guillain-Barre syndrome

Migraine

Multiple sclerosis

Hematology

Porphyria

Pulmonalogy

Immersion pulmonary edema

Pneumothorax

Psychology

Acute psychosis

Other

Contaminated diving gas and oxygen toxic effects

Musculoskeletal Strains or trauma sustained before, during, or after diving

Near drowning and hypoxic brain injury

Seafood toxin poisoning

 Ingestion

 Ciguatera

 Puffer fish

Paralytic shellfish