Medical Conditions
Real medical conditions adapted for lunar environment — 1/6 gravity, radiation, regolith dust, and isolation.
Occupational Lunar Papilledema
CriticalOccupational Optic Disc Edema
Occupational presentation of Optic Disc Edema in lunar residents. Swelling of the optic disc caused...
Occupational Lunar Orthostatic Hypotension
ModerateOccupational Orthostatic Hypotension
Occupational presentation of Orthostatic Hypotension in lunar residents. A sudden drop in blood pres...
Occupational Lunar Accelerated Bone Loss
ModerateOccupational Osteoporosis
Occupational presentation of Osteoporosis in lunar residents. Accelerated reduction in bone mineral...
Occupational Hyperoxic Pulmonary Syndrome
SevereOccupational Oxygen Toxicity
Occupational presentation of Oxygen Toxicity in lunar residents. Lung and CNS damage from elevated o...
Occupational EVA Suit Contact Dermatitis
CriticalOccupational Pressure Suit Dermatitis
Occupational presentation of Pressure Suit Dermatitis in lunar residents. Contact dermatitis from pr...
Occupational Lunar Pulmonary Embolism
SevereOccupational Pulmonary Embolism
Occupational presentation of Pulmonary Embolism in lunar residents. Life-threatening blockage of pul...
Occupational Lunar Surface Radiation Skin Syndrome
SevereOccupational Radiation Dermatitis
Occupational presentation of Radiation Dermatitis in lunar residents. Skin damage from cosmic radiat...
Occupational Lunar Gonadal Radiation Syndrome
CriticalOccupational Radiation Effects on Fertility
Occupational presentation of Radiation Effects on Fertility in lunar residents. Impairment of fertil...
Occupational Cosmic Ray Carcinogenesis Syndrome
CriticalOccupational Radiation-Induced Malignancy
Occupational presentation of Radiation-Induced Malignancy in lunar residents. Cancer resulting from...
Occupational Lunar Dust Chemical Toxicity
CriticalOccupational Regolith Toxicity
Occupational presentation of Regolith Toxicity in lunar residents. Chemical toxicity from exposure t...
Occupational Low-G Stress Fracture
SevereOccupational Stress Fracture
Occupational presentation of Stress Fracture in lunar residents. Bone fatigue fractures paradoxicall...
Occupational Chronic Lunar Stress Response
CriticalOccupational Stress-Induced Hypercortisolism
Occupational presentation of Stress-Induced Hypercortisolism in lunar residents. Prolonged elevation...
Occupational Lunar Adaptation Vestibular Syndrome
SevereOccupational Vestibular Dysfunction
Occupational presentation of Vestibular Dysfunction in lunar residents. Disruption of the vestibular...
Occupational Lunar Photosynthesis Deficit
CriticalOccupational Vitamin D Deficiency
Occupational presentation of Vitamin D Deficiency in lunar residents. Deficiency of vitamin D from a...
Lunar Papilledema
SevereOptic Disc Edema
Swelling of the optic disc caused by elevated intracranial pressure. A finding of significant concer...
Lunar Orthostatic Hypotension
ModerateOrthostatic Hypotension
A sudden drop in blood pressure when standing, severely exacerbated by the cardiovascular deconditio...
Lunar Accelerated Bone Loss
SevereOsteoporosis
Accelerated reduction in bone mineral density caused by reduced gravitational loading. On Earth, ost...
Hyperoxic Pulmonary Syndrome
SevereOxygen Toxicity
Lung and CNS damage from elevated oxygen partial pressure. Lunar habitats may run on slightly enrich...
Pediatric Lunar Lunar Space Anemia
MinorPediatric Lunar Anemia
Pediatric Lunar presentation of Anemia in lunar residents. Reduced red blood cell mass observed in l...
Pediatric Lunar Lunar Cardiac Arrhythmia
SeverePediatric Lunar Arrhythmia
Pediatric Lunar presentation of Arrhythmia in lunar residents. Abnormal heart rhythms arising from e...
Pediatric Lunar Lunar Cardiac Atrophy Syndrome
MinorPediatric Lunar Cardiac Deconditioning
Pediatric Lunar presentation of Cardiac Deconditioning in lunar residents. Progressive reduction in...
Pediatric Lunar SANS-related Choroidal Folds
MinorPediatric Lunar Choroidal Folds
Pediatric Lunar presentation of Choroidal Folds in lunar residents. Folds in the choroidal layer of...
Pediatric Lunar Lunar Habitat Respiratory Outbreak
MinorPediatric Lunar Closed-Habitat Respiratory Illness
Pediatric Lunar presentation of Closed-Habitat Respiratory Illness in lunar residents. Respiratory i...
Pediatric Lunar Lunar DVT — Venous Stasis Thrombosis
ModeratePediatric Lunar Deep Vein Thrombosis
Pediatric Lunar presentation of Deep Vein Thrombosis in lunar residents. Blood clot formation in dee...
Pediatric Lunar Terra Siderans — Earth-sickness Syndrome
MinorPediatric Lunar Earth Sickness
Pediatric Lunar presentation of Earth Sickness in lunar residents. A complex psychological syndrome...
Pediatric Lunar Explosive Decompression Event
MinorPediatric Lunar EVA Suit Breach Injury
Pediatric Lunar presentation of EVA Suit Breach Injury in lunar residents. Life-threatening injury f...
Pediatric Lunar Lunar Diet Adaptation Syndrome
MinorPediatric Lunar Functional Dyspepsia
Pediatric Lunar presentation of Functional Dyspepsia in lunar residents. Upper gastrointestinal disc...
Pediatric Lunar CO2 Buildup Syndrome
ModeratePediatric Lunar Hypercapnia
Pediatric Lunar presentation of Hypercapnia in lunar residents. Dangerous elevation of carbon dioxid...
Pediatric Lunar Lunar Hypertension
ModeratePediatric Lunar Hypertension
Pediatric Lunar presentation of Hypertension in lunar residents. Persistently elevated blood pressur...
Pediatric Lunar Lunar Immune Dysregulation Syndrome
MinorPediatric Lunar Immunosuppression
Pediatric Lunar presentation of Immunosuppression in lunar residents. Impaired immune function from...