Extrasystoles are known to occur in some healthy individuals during common respiratory maneuvers such as holding the breath. Evidence is presented which shows that under controlled laboratory conditions this kind of extrasystole can be conditioned. Conditional stimuli signaling inspiration and expiration acquired the properties of the respiratory m...
The gas tensions of mixed expired and alveolar air were measured at various depths during descent and ascent. A reversed carbon dioxide gradient from the lungs into the blood was demonstrated at the 50-foot depth. At 90 feet, 45 percent of the pre-dive carbon dioxide content of the lungs had disappeared. There was no indication of a reversed oxygen...