Medical Conditions
Real medical conditions adapted for lunar environment — 1/6 gravity, radiation, regolith dust, and isolation.
Acute Lunar Space Anemia
MinorAcute Anemia
Acute presentation of Anemia in lunar residents. Reduced red blood cell mass observed in lunar resid...
Acute Lunar Cardiac Arrhythmia
SevereAcute Arrhythmia
Acute presentation of Arrhythmia in lunar residents. Abnormal heart rhythms arising from electrolyte...
Acute Lunar Cardiac Atrophy Syndrome
MinorAcute Cardiac Deconditioning
Acute presentation of Cardiac Deconditioning in lunar residents. Progressive reduction in cardiac mu...
Acute SANS-related Choroidal Folds
MinorAcute Choroidal Folds
Acute presentation of Choroidal Folds in lunar residents. Folds in the choroidal layer of the retina...
Acute Lunar Habitat Respiratory Outbreak
MinorAcute Closed-Habitat Respiratory Illness
Acute presentation of Closed-Habitat Respiratory Illness in lunar residents. Respiratory infections...
Acute Lunar DVT — Venous Stasis Thrombosis
ModerateAcute Deep Vein Thrombosis
Acute presentation of Deep Vein Thrombosis in lunar residents. Blood clot formation in deep veins, m...
Acute Terra Siderans — Earth-sickness Syndrome
MinorAcute Earth Sickness
Acute presentation of Earth Sickness in lunar residents. A complex psychological syndrome unique to...
Acute Explosive Decompression Event
MinorAcute EVA Suit Breach Injury
Acute presentation of EVA Suit Breach Injury in lunar residents. Life-threatening injury from breach...
Acute Lunar Diet Adaptation Syndrome
MinorAcute Functional Dyspepsia
Acute presentation of Functional Dyspepsia in lunar residents. Upper gastrointestinal discomfort in...
Acute CO2 Buildup Syndrome
ModerateAcute Hypercapnia
Acute presentation of Hypercapnia in lunar residents. Dangerous elevation of carbon dioxide in blood...
Acute Lunar Hypertension
ModerateAcute Hypertension
Acute presentation of Hypertension in lunar residents. Persistently elevated blood pressure. The lun...
Acute Lunar Immune Dysregulation Syndrome
MinorAcute Immunosuppression
Acute presentation of Immunosuppression in lunar residents. Impaired immune function from radiation...
Acute Lunar Disc Syndrome
ModerateAcute Intervertebral Disc Herniation
Acute presentation of Intervertebral Disc Herniation in lunar residents. Herniation of intervertebra...
Acute Spaceflight-Associated Neuro-Ocular Syndrome
MinorAcute Intracranial Hypertension
Acute presentation of Intracranial Hypertension in lunar residents. Elevated intracranial pressure (...
Acute Lunar Confinement Adaptation Disorder
MinorAcute Isolation Syndrome
Acute presentation of Isolation Syndrome in lunar residents. Psychological deterioration from prolon...
Acute Lunar Day-Night Desynchronosis
ModerateAcute Lunar Circadian Rhythm Disorder
Acute presentation of Lunar Circadian Rhythm Disorder in lunar residents. Disruption of the human ci...
Acute Lunar Dust Lung Disease
MinorAcute Lunar Regolith Pneumoconiosis
Acute presentation of Lunar Regolith Pneumoconiosis in lunar residents. Occupational lung disease fr...
Acute Regolith Excavation Trauma
MinorAcute Mining Crush Injury
Acute presentation of Mining Crush Injury in lunar residents. Crush injuries from mining equipment,...
Acute Lunar Myopathy Syndrome
MinorAcute Muscle Atrophy
Acute presentation of Muscle Atrophy in lunar residents. Rapid loss of skeletal muscle mass and stre...
Acute Lunar Kidney Stone Disease
MinorAcute Nephrolithiasis
Acute presentation of Nephrolithiasis in lunar residents. Kidney stone formation, significantly elev...
Acute Lunar Papilledema
MinorAcute Optic Disc Edema
Acute presentation of Optic Disc Edema in lunar residents. Swelling of the optic disc caused by elev...
Acute Lunar Orthostatic Hypotension
MinorAcute Orthostatic Hypotension
Acute presentation of Orthostatic Hypotension in lunar residents. A sudden drop in blood pressure wh...
Acute Lunar Accelerated Bone Loss
MinorAcute Osteoporosis
Acute presentation of Osteoporosis in lunar residents. Accelerated reduction in bone mineral density...
Acute Hyperoxic Pulmonary Syndrome
MinorAcute Oxygen Toxicity
Acute presentation of Oxygen Toxicity in lunar residents. Lung and CNS damage from elevated oxygen p...
Acute EVA Suit Contact Dermatitis
MinorAcute Pressure Suit Dermatitis
Acute presentation of Pressure Suit Dermatitis in lunar residents. Contact dermatitis from prolonged...
Acute Lunar Pulmonary Embolism
ModerateAcute Pulmonary Embolism
Acute presentation of Pulmonary Embolism in lunar residents. Life-threatening blockage of pulmonary...
Acute Lunar Surface Radiation Skin Syndrome
MinorAcute Radiation Dermatitis
Acute presentation of Radiation Dermatitis in lunar residents. Skin damage from cosmic radiation and...
Acute Lunar Gonadal Radiation Syndrome
MinorAcute Radiation Effects on Fertility
Acute presentation of Radiation Effects on Fertility in lunar residents. Impairment of fertility fro...
Acute Cosmic Ray Carcinogenesis Syndrome
MinorAcute Radiation-Induced Malignancy
Acute presentation of Radiation-Induced Malignancy in lunar residents. Cancer resulting from accumul...
Acute Lunar Dust Chemical Toxicity
MinorAcute Regolith Toxicity
Acute presentation of Regolith Toxicity in lunar residents. Chemical toxicity from exposure to lunar...