Question 1

what is gas like feeling in lower abdomen..like pulsing?

Accepted Answer

Could be gas: Most likely spasm as gas passing through, maybe even kidney/ureteral stone.
 Pain?  Bleeding? Fever?  Duration? Bowel habit? Urinary issues? Back pain? Constant or comes and goes?
Other factors like previous surgery, inflammatory/gyn issues could lead to adhesions(internal scars) which can cause issues.  Hernias?
Ongoing, acute, above factors, or other issues- see your doc.

Question 2

what is a gas chromatography test?

Accepted Answer

: This type of test is a chemical analysis instrument that is used for separating chemicals in a complete sample. The mixture is separated by passing it through a medium as a suspension or as a vapor. The components move at different rates, which allows for a qualitative and quantitative analysis.

Question 3

what is tear gas? how does it work?

Accepted Answer

Tear gas: ω-chloroacetophenone (CN) &amp; o-chlorobenzylidenemalononitrile(CS) are the 2  most common tear gas components. Tear gas is a lacrimator,it  irritate  mucous membranes of the eyes, causing pain &amp; tears &amp;  irritate the  respiratory tract, leading to coughing &amp; choking. The effects are time-limited which makes it ideal for riot control.

Question 4

what is fundal gas bubble?! 
where i can find it?!

Accepted Answer

In stomach.: The fundal gas bubble is the air in your stomach which can be seen on an abdominal xray when you are standing. Sometimes if you tap sharply on your upper abdomen in the midline you can hear it as a hollow sound. It gets belched up from time to time.

Question 5

what is arterial gas embolism in simple terms?

Accepted Answer

Air Blockage: I'm assuming you mean an "air embolism." it's when air gets into an artery and the air bubble gets jammed up further down the line.  At that point, blood can't get past the air; serious consequences or no consequences at all can result depending on where the blood flow blockage occurred.

Question 6

what is causing gas nausea vomiting constipation and abdominal 'contractions'? i'm not pregnant

Accepted Answer

Abd pain: Irritable bowel syndrome, chrons disease, ulcerative colitis, bowel obstructions, renal disease. There coould be many pathologies that can cause those symptoms.

Question 7

what gas is usually used with iv general anethesia?

Accepted Answer

There are choices: General anesthesia simply means that a patient is completely unconscious. This can be done just with IV medications and no gas. Commonly, some gas is used. In the US it is usually either sevoflurane or desflurane, and sometimes nitrous oxide is used in addition.

Question 8

what is better for gas, baking soda or gas-x?

Accepted Answer

Probably Gas-X: While baking soda (sodium bicarbonate) can be effective for gas, the ingredient in gas-x probably does a more effective job in reducing the production of stomach gas.

Question 9

what gas is used in hospitals to make you fall sleep?

Accepted Answer

Anaesthetics: Volatile anaesthetics may include medications like desflurane, isoflurane &amp; sevoflurane which may be combined with nitrous oxide to induce a deep sleep state.

Question 10

what is the blood gas value to determine hypercapnia & hypoxia?

Accepted Answer

See below: Hypercapnea or hypercarbia-too much carbon dioxide is measured by the pco2 in a blood gas (elevated). Hypoxia is a lack of oxygen in the blood and measured by the po2 (low).

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