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I think you're making the problem to simplistic.  Different tissues have
different absorbtion rates of Nitrogen. Different tissues also have different
mean or
average temps (obviously your fingers are rarely a balmy 98.6F) Therefore
different tissues are going to be affected in different ways.  Some will absorb
Nitrogen more readily and others won't.  The problem is they're all
connected!!! So when a diver who loaded with Nitrogen now has a rip in his
drysuit this will throw
various parts of his body into different temp. zones thereby creating different
absorbtion rates for Nitrogen.  Also affected by this is offgassing and for
basically the same reasons.

DISCLAIMER:
No med backround of any kind. If I'm wrong please let me know.  I just have
taken some time out to read up on theories and suff like that book knowledge
doesn't
equate to practical or handson experience.

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