Effects of External Causes
28 entries in the Effects of External Causes compendium.
AirsicknessAirsickness is motion sickness from conflicting sensory signals during flight.Altitude sicknessAltitude sickness is a harmful effect of rapid high-altitude exposure.Balsam of PeruA common allergen used in flavoring, fragrance, and medicine.BarosinusitisPainful sinus inflammation from pressure imbalance, often in divers and fliers.ChilblainsCold- and humidity-induced capillary damage causing itching and inflammation.Chronic mountain sicknessA high-altitude disease of polycythaemia and hypoxemia.Cold shock responseNeurogenic cardio-respiratory response to sudden cold water immersion.Decompression sicknessDecompression sickness is caused by gas bubbles forming in body tissues.Heat exhaustionA moderate heat illness from overwhelmed thermoregulation.Heat illnessHeat illness is a spectrum of heat-related disorders from cramps to stroke.Heat strokeA life-threatening heat illness with multi-organ failure risk.Heat syncopeA heat illness causing fainting from reduced blood flow to the brain.HypersensitivityAn immune response causing tissue damage, reproducible upon re-exposure to antigen.HyperthermiaA condition of failed thermoregulation causing dangerously elevated body temperature.Hypervitaminosis AToxic effects from excessive preformed vitamin A intake.Hypervitaminosis EExcess vitamin E from supplements may cause harm.IdiosyncrasyA unique feature or peculiarity of a person or thing.Megavitamin-B6 syndromeVitamin B6 excess causes peripheral neuropathy, often reversible upon cessation.Motion sicknessMotion sickness arises from mismatched sensory signals about motion.Non-freezing cold injuryTissue damage from cold, wet conditions above freezing.Para tertiary butylphenol formaldehyde resinA common adhesive resin that frequently causes allergic contact dermatitis.Physical abuseIntentional bodily contact causing injury or trauma.Salt water aspiration syndromeLung irritation from inhaling small amounts of salt water during dives.Space adaptation syndromeSpace sickness affects up to half of space travelers during weightlessness adaptation.Trench footA non-freezing cold injury from prolonged wet, cold conditions.Vitamin D toxicityExcess vitamin D causes hypercalcemia and soft tissue calcification.HypervitaminosisAbnormally high vitamin storage causing physiological and psychological symptoms.Wooden chest syndromeOpioid-induced chest rigidity that can impair ventilation and be reversed by naloxone.
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