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Medical Conditions

Real medical conditions adapted for lunar environment — 1/6 gravity, radiation, regolith dust, and isolation.

Showing 31–60 of 408 conditions

Acute Low-G Stress Fracture

Moderate

Acute Stress Fracture

Acute presentation of Stress Fracture in lunar residents. Bone fatigue fractures paradoxically occur...

musculoskeletal

Acute Chronic Lunar Stress Response

Minor

Acute Stress-Induced Hypercortisolism

Acute presentation of Stress-Induced Hypercortisolism in lunar residents. Prolonged elevation of cor...

endocrine

Acute Lunar Adaptation Vestibular Syndrome

Minor

Acute Vestibular Dysfunction

Acute presentation of Vestibular Dysfunction in lunar residents. Disruption of the vestibular system...

neurological

Acute Lunar Photosynthesis Deficit

Minor

Acute Vitamin D Deficiency

Acute presentation of Vitamin D Deficiency in lunar residents. Deficiency of vitamin D from absence...

nutritional

Lunar Space Anemia

Moderate

Anemia

Reduced red blood cell mass observed in lunar residents, thought to result from initial plasma volum...

hematological

Lunar Cardiac Arrhythmia

Moderate

Arrhythmia

Abnormal heart rhythms arising from electrolyte imbalance, radiation effects on cardiac conducting t...

cardiovascular Emergency

Lunar Cardiac Atrophy Syndrome

Severe

Cardiac Deconditioning

Progressive reduction in cardiac muscle mass, stroke volume, and aerobic capacity resulting from red...

cardiovascular

SANS-related Choroidal Folds

Moderate

Choroidal Folds

Folds in the choroidal layer of the retina, associated with intracranial hypertension and cephalad f...

ophthalmological

Chronic Lunar Space Anemia

Minor

Chronic Anemia

Chronic presentation of Anemia in lunar residents. Reduced red blood cell mass observed in lunar res...

hematological

Chronic Lunar Cardiac Arrhythmia

Moderate

Chronic Arrhythmia

Chronic presentation of Arrhythmia in lunar residents. Abnormal heart rhythms arising from electroly...

cardiovascular

Chronic Lunar Cardiac Atrophy Syndrome

Critical

Chronic Cardiac Deconditioning

Chronic presentation of Cardiac Deconditioning in lunar residents. Progressive reduction in cardiac...

cardiovascular

Chronic SANS-related Choroidal Folds

Moderate

Chronic Choroidal Folds

Chronic presentation of Choroidal Folds in lunar residents. Folds in the choroidal layer of the reti...

ophthalmological

Chronic Lunar Habitat Respiratory Outbreak

Minor

Chronic Closed-Habitat Respiratory Illness

Chronic presentation of Closed-Habitat Respiratory Illness in lunar residents. Respiratory infection...

infectious

Chronic Lunar DVT — Venous Stasis Thrombosis

Minor

Chronic Deep Vein Thrombosis

Chronic presentation of Deep Vein Thrombosis in lunar residents. Blood clot formation in deep veins,...

cardiovascular

Chronic Terra Siderans — Earth-sickness Syndrome

Moderate

Chronic Earth Sickness

Chronic presentation of Earth Sickness in lunar residents. A complex psychological syndrome unique t...

psychological

Chronic Explosive Decompression Event

Moderate

Chronic EVA Suit Breach Injury

Chronic presentation of EVA Suit Breach Injury in lunar residents. Life-threatening injury from brea...

trauma

Chronic Lunar Diet Adaptation Syndrome

Minor

Chronic Functional Dyspepsia

Chronic presentation of Functional Dyspepsia in lunar residents. Upper gastrointestinal discomfort i...

gastrointestinal

Chronic CO2 Buildup Syndrome

Severe

Chronic Hypercapnia

Chronic presentation of Hypercapnia in lunar residents. Dangerous elevation of carbon dioxide in blo...

respiratory

Chronic Lunar Hypertension

Moderate

Chronic Hypertension

Chronic presentation of Hypertension in lunar residents. Persistently elevated blood pressure. The l...

cardiovascular

Chronic Lunar Immune Dysregulation Syndrome

Minor

Chronic Immunosuppression

Chronic presentation of Immunosuppression in lunar residents. Impaired immune function from radiatio...

immunological

Chronic Lunar Disc Syndrome

Critical

Chronic Intervertebral Disc Herniation

Chronic presentation of Intervertebral Disc Herniation in lunar residents. Herniation of interverteb...

musculoskeletal

Chronic Spaceflight-Associated Neuro-Ocular Syndrome

Moderate

Chronic Intracranial Hypertension

Chronic presentation of Intracranial Hypertension in lunar residents. Elevated intracranial pressure...

neurological

Chronic Lunar Confinement Adaptation Disorder

Moderate

Chronic Isolation Syndrome

Chronic presentation of Isolation Syndrome in lunar residents. Psychological deterioration from prol...

psychological

Chronic Lunar Day-Night Desynchronosis

Severe

Chronic Lunar Circadian Rhythm Disorder

Chronic presentation of Lunar Circadian Rhythm Disorder in lunar residents. Disruption of the human...

psychological

Chronic Lunar Dust Lung Disease

Moderate

Chronic Lunar Regolith Pneumoconiosis

Chronic presentation of Lunar Regolith Pneumoconiosis in lunar residents. Occupational lung disease...

respiratory

Chronic Regolith Excavation Trauma

Moderate

Chronic Mining Crush Injury

Chronic presentation of Mining Crush Injury in lunar residents. Crush injuries from mining equipment...

trauma

Chronic Lunar Myopathy Syndrome

Severe

Chronic Muscle Atrophy

Chronic presentation of Muscle Atrophy in lunar residents. Rapid loss of skeletal muscle mass and st...

musculoskeletal

Chronic Lunar Kidney Stone Disease

Minor

Chronic Nephrolithiasis

Chronic presentation of Nephrolithiasis in lunar residents. Kidney stone formation, significantly el...

renal

Chronic Lunar Papilledema

Moderate

Chronic Optic Disc Edema

Chronic presentation of Optic Disc Edema in lunar residents. Swelling of the optic disc caused by el...

ophthalmological

Chronic Lunar Orthostatic Hypotension

Severe

Chronic Orthostatic Hypotension

Chronic presentation of Orthostatic Hypotension in lunar residents. A sudden drop in blood pressure...

cardiovascular