Pulmonary disorders of spaceflight

Background

Pulmonary infections may be more common during spaceflight than on Earth due to both air contaminants and close human proximity^[1]

Anemia of spaceflight
Contact dermatitis of spaceflight
General physics of spaceflight
HEENT
- Acoustics and noise
- Barotrauma
- Ear infections (Otitis Media)
- Dental barotrauma
- Inner ear dysfunction
- Ocular foreign body (microgravity)
- Sinus infection
- Taste reduction
Immunology in spaceflight
- Cytokines and immune function
- Infectious disease
- Hypersensitivity and allergic reactions
- Viral reactivation
Interpersonal conflicts in spaceflight
Musculoskeletal effects of spaceflight
- Bone loss
- Muscle loss
- Spinal decompression
- Trauma
Pulmonary disorders of spaceflight
- Ebullism syndrome
- Hyperoxia
- Hypercarbia
- Hypoxia
- Particulate exposure
- Toxic exposure
  - Airborne carcinogens
  - Ammonia
  - Carbon dioxide
  - Carbon monoxide
  - Formaldehyde
  - Freons
  - Hypergolic propellant
    - Hydrazine toxicity
    - Nitrogen tetroxide toxicity
  - Sulfurous compounds
Radiation exposure
Sinus congestion (Rhinitis) in spaceflight
Sinus infection (Acute rhinosinusitis) in spaceflight
Sleep disorders of spaceflight
Space adaptation syndrome
Space dentistry
Space motion sickness
Spaceflight headache
Spaceflight genitourinary

↑ Scheibler C, Crane-Godreau MA, McNeely E. Editorial: Aerospace health and safety: today and the future, volume I. Front Public Health. 2023 Sep 25;11:1264524. PMID: 37818294;