Scuba divers who ascend to altitude soon after completing a dive increase their risk of decompression sickness because: a. altitude sickness can contribute to the formation of nitrogen bubbles in the blood stream. b. the partial pressure of inhaled oxygen is greater than the partial pressure of nitrogen in the tissues. c. dive tables and computers are based on surfacing at sea level, thus exposure to lower pressure increases the tissue. pressure gradient and many increase bubble formation. d. the surrounding pressure is greater, thus exposure to higher pressure may increase bubble formation.

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