Medical Conditions
Real medical conditions adapted for lunar environment — 1/6 gravity, radiation, regolith dust, and isolation.
Diet-Related Lunar Dust Lung Disease
ModerateDiet-Related Lunar Regolith Pneumoconiosis
Diet-Related presentation of Lunar Regolith Pneumoconiosis in lunar residents. Occupational lung dis...
Diet-Related Regolith Excavation Trauma
SevereDiet-Related Mining Crush Injury
Diet-Related presentation of Mining Crush Injury in lunar residents. Crush injuries from mining equi...
Diet-Related Lunar Myopathy Syndrome
MinorDiet-Related Muscle Atrophy
Diet-Related presentation of Muscle Atrophy in lunar residents. Rapid loss of skeletal muscle mass a...
Diet-Related Lunar Kidney Stone Disease
SevereDiet-Related Nephrolithiasis
Diet-Related presentation of Nephrolithiasis in lunar residents. Kidney stone formation, significant...
Diet-Related Lunar Papilledema
SevereDiet-Related Optic Disc Edema
Diet-Related presentation of Optic Disc Edema in lunar residents. Swelling of the optic disc caused...
Diet-Related Lunar Orthostatic Hypotension
ModerateDiet-Related Orthostatic Hypotension
Diet-Related presentation of Orthostatic Hypotension in lunar residents. A sudden drop in blood pres...
Diet-Related Lunar Accelerated Bone Loss
MinorDiet-Related Osteoporosis
Diet-Related presentation of Osteoporosis in lunar residents. Accelerated reduction in bone mineral...
Diet-Related Hyperoxic Pulmonary Syndrome
ModerateDiet-Related Oxygen Toxicity
Diet-Related presentation of Oxygen Toxicity in lunar residents. Lung and CNS damage from elevated o...
Diet-Related EVA Suit Contact Dermatitis
SevereDiet-Related Pressure Suit Dermatitis
Diet-Related presentation of Pressure Suit Dermatitis in lunar residents. Contact dermatitis from pr...
Diet-Related Lunar Pulmonary Embolism
CriticalDiet-Related Pulmonary Embolism
Diet-Related presentation of Pulmonary Embolism in lunar residents. Life-threatening blockage of pul...
Diet-Related Lunar Surface Radiation Skin Syndrome
ModerateDiet-Related Radiation Dermatitis
Diet-Related presentation of Radiation Dermatitis in lunar residents. Skin damage from cosmic radiat...
Diet-Related Lunar Gonadal Radiation Syndrome
SevereDiet-Related Radiation Effects on Fertility
Diet-Related presentation of Radiation Effects on Fertility in lunar residents. Impairment of fertil...
Diet-Related Cosmic Ray Carcinogenesis Syndrome
SevereDiet-Related Radiation-Induced Malignancy
Diet-Related presentation of Radiation-Induced Malignancy in lunar residents. Cancer resulting from...
Diet-Related Lunar Dust Chemical Toxicity
SevereDiet-Related Regolith Toxicity
Diet-Related presentation of Regolith Toxicity in lunar residents. Chemical toxicity from exposure t...
Diet-Related Low-G Stress Fracture
ModerateDiet-Related Stress Fracture
Diet-Related presentation of Stress Fracture in lunar residents. Bone fatigue fractures paradoxicall...
Diet-Related Chronic Lunar Stress Response
SevereDiet-Related Stress-Induced Hypercortisolism
Diet-Related presentation of Stress-Induced Hypercortisolism in lunar residents. Prolonged elevation...
Diet-Related Lunar Adaptation Vestibular Syndrome
ModerateDiet-Related Vestibular Dysfunction
Diet-Related presentation of Vestibular Dysfunction in lunar residents. Disruption of the vestibular...
Diet-Related Lunar Photosynthesis Deficit
SevereDiet-Related Vitamin D Deficiency
Diet-Related presentation of Vitamin D Deficiency in lunar residents. Deficiency of vitamin D from a...
Terra Siderans — Earth-sickness Syndrome
ModerateEarth Sickness
A complex psychological syndrome unique to lunar residents, characterized by profound longing for Ea...
Explosive Decompression Event
CriticalEVA Suit Breach Injury
Life-threatening injury from breach of EVA suit integrity, exposing resident to near-vacuum of lunar...
Exercise-Induced Lunar Space Anemia
SevereExercise-Induced Anemia
Exercise-Induced presentation of Anemia in lunar residents. Reduced red blood cell mass observed in...
Exercise-Induced Lunar Cardiac Arrhythmia
ModerateExercise-Induced Arrhythmia
Exercise-Induced presentation of Arrhythmia in lunar residents. Abnormal heart rhythms arising from...
Exercise-Induced Lunar Cardiac Atrophy Syndrome
CriticalExercise-Induced Cardiac Deconditioning
Exercise-Induced presentation of Cardiac Deconditioning in lunar residents. Progressive reduction in...
Exercise-Induced SANS-related Choroidal Folds
ModerateExercise-Induced Choroidal Folds
Exercise-Induced presentation of Choroidal Folds in lunar residents. Folds in the choroidal layer of...
Exercise-Induced Lunar Habitat Respiratory Outbreak
SevereExercise-Induced Closed-Habitat Respiratory Illness
Exercise-Induced presentation of Closed-Habitat Respiratory Illness in lunar residents. Respiratory...
Exercise-Induced Lunar DVT — Venous Stasis Thrombosis
MinorExercise-Induced Deep Vein Thrombosis
Exercise-Induced presentation of Deep Vein Thrombosis in lunar residents. Blood clot formation in de...
Exercise-Induced Terra Siderans — Earth-sickness Syndrome
CriticalExercise-Induced Earth Sickness
Exercise-Induced presentation of Earth Sickness in lunar residents. A complex psychological syndrome...
Exercise-Induced Explosive Decompression Event
ModerateExercise-Induced EVA Suit Breach Injury
Exercise-Induced presentation of EVA Suit Breach Injury in lunar residents. Life-threatening injury...
Exercise-Induced Lunar Diet Adaptation Syndrome
SevereExercise-Induced Functional Dyspepsia
Exercise-Induced presentation of Functional Dyspepsia in lunar residents. Upper gastrointestinal dis...
Exercise-Induced CO2 Buildup Syndrome
MinorExercise-Induced Hypercapnia
Exercise-Induced presentation of Hypercapnia in lunar residents. Dangerous elevation of carbon dioxi...