Medical Conditions
Real medical conditions adapted for lunar environment — 1/6 gravity, radiation, regolith dust, and isolation.
Acute Low-G Stress Fracture
ModerateAcute Stress Fracture
Acute presentation of Stress Fracture in lunar residents. Bone fatigue fractures paradoxically occur...
Acute Chronic Lunar Stress Response
MinorAcute Stress-Induced Hypercortisolism
Acute presentation of Stress-Induced Hypercortisolism in lunar residents. Prolonged elevation of cor...
Acute Lunar Adaptation Vestibular Syndrome
MinorAcute Vestibular Dysfunction
Acute presentation of Vestibular Dysfunction in lunar residents. Disruption of the vestibular system...
Acute Lunar Photosynthesis Deficit
MinorAcute Vitamin D Deficiency
Acute presentation of Vitamin D Deficiency in lunar residents. Deficiency of vitamin D from absence...
Lunar Space Anemia
ModerateAnemia
Reduced red blood cell mass observed in lunar residents, thought to result from initial plasma volum...
Lunar Cardiac Arrhythmia
ModerateArrhythmia
Abnormal heart rhythms arising from electrolyte imbalance, radiation effects on cardiac conducting t...
Lunar Cardiac Atrophy Syndrome
SevereCardiac Deconditioning
Progressive reduction in cardiac muscle mass, stroke volume, and aerobic capacity resulting from red...
SANS-related Choroidal Folds
ModerateChoroidal Folds
Folds in the choroidal layer of the retina, associated with intracranial hypertension and cephalad f...
Chronic Lunar Space Anemia
MinorChronic Anemia
Chronic presentation of Anemia in lunar residents. Reduced red blood cell mass observed in lunar res...
Chronic Lunar Cardiac Arrhythmia
ModerateChronic Arrhythmia
Chronic presentation of Arrhythmia in lunar residents. Abnormal heart rhythms arising from electroly...
Chronic Lunar Cardiac Atrophy Syndrome
CriticalChronic Cardiac Deconditioning
Chronic presentation of Cardiac Deconditioning in lunar residents. Progressive reduction in cardiac...
Chronic SANS-related Choroidal Folds
ModerateChronic Choroidal Folds
Chronic presentation of Choroidal Folds in lunar residents. Folds in the choroidal layer of the reti...
Chronic Lunar Habitat Respiratory Outbreak
MinorChronic Closed-Habitat Respiratory Illness
Chronic presentation of Closed-Habitat Respiratory Illness in lunar residents. Respiratory infection...
Chronic Lunar DVT — Venous Stasis Thrombosis
MinorChronic Deep Vein Thrombosis
Chronic presentation of Deep Vein Thrombosis in lunar residents. Blood clot formation in deep veins,...
Chronic Terra Siderans — Earth-sickness Syndrome
ModerateChronic Earth Sickness
Chronic presentation of Earth Sickness in lunar residents. A complex psychological syndrome unique t...
Chronic Explosive Decompression Event
ModerateChronic EVA Suit Breach Injury
Chronic presentation of EVA Suit Breach Injury in lunar residents. Life-threatening injury from brea...
Chronic Lunar Diet Adaptation Syndrome
MinorChronic Functional Dyspepsia
Chronic presentation of Functional Dyspepsia in lunar residents. Upper gastrointestinal discomfort i...
Chronic CO2 Buildup Syndrome
SevereChronic Hypercapnia
Chronic presentation of Hypercapnia in lunar residents. Dangerous elevation of carbon dioxide in blo...
Chronic Lunar Hypertension
ModerateChronic Hypertension
Chronic presentation of Hypertension in lunar residents. Persistently elevated blood pressure. The l...
Chronic Lunar Immune Dysregulation Syndrome
MinorChronic Immunosuppression
Chronic presentation of Immunosuppression in lunar residents. Impaired immune function from radiatio...
Chronic Lunar Disc Syndrome
CriticalChronic Intervertebral Disc Herniation
Chronic presentation of Intervertebral Disc Herniation in lunar residents. Herniation of interverteb...
Chronic Spaceflight-Associated Neuro-Ocular Syndrome
ModerateChronic Intracranial Hypertension
Chronic presentation of Intracranial Hypertension in lunar residents. Elevated intracranial pressure...
Chronic Lunar Confinement Adaptation Disorder
ModerateChronic Isolation Syndrome
Chronic presentation of Isolation Syndrome in lunar residents. Psychological deterioration from prol...
Chronic Lunar Day-Night Desynchronosis
SevereChronic Lunar Circadian Rhythm Disorder
Chronic presentation of Lunar Circadian Rhythm Disorder in lunar residents. Disruption of the human...
Chronic Lunar Dust Lung Disease
ModerateChronic Lunar Regolith Pneumoconiosis
Chronic presentation of Lunar Regolith Pneumoconiosis in lunar residents. Occupational lung disease...
Chronic Regolith Excavation Trauma
ModerateChronic Mining Crush Injury
Chronic presentation of Mining Crush Injury in lunar residents. Crush injuries from mining equipment...
Chronic Lunar Myopathy Syndrome
SevereChronic Muscle Atrophy
Chronic presentation of Muscle Atrophy in lunar residents. Rapid loss of skeletal muscle mass and st...
Chronic Lunar Kidney Stone Disease
MinorChronic Nephrolithiasis
Chronic presentation of Nephrolithiasis in lunar residents. Kidney stone formation, significantly el...
Chronic Lunar Papilledema
ModerateChronic Optic Disc Edema
Chronic presentation of Optic Disc Edema in lunar residents. Swelling of the optic disc caused by el...
Chronic Lunar Orthostatic Hypotension
SevereChronic Orthostatic Hypotension
Chronic presentation of Orthostatic Hypotension in lunar residents. A sudden drop in blood pressure...