Morgan
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Xenon and how does it work being mostly inert?
http://www.rapid-opiatedetox.com/xenon-gas-treatment
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Considering they couldn't spell "innovative" on the first page, I'd wager it doesn't.
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Only a few things can be less credible than this. Xenon can act on no receptors for a variety of reasons. But namely, it i inert.
Either way, the amount of spelling mistakes is absurd for any serious purpose and the total lack of scientific basis for the (absurd) claims is
ridiculously ludicrous.
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Nitrogen is equally inert biologically, yet it's narcotic effect at high pressures are well known: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nitrogen_narcosis
However: "causes no side effects because it does not establishes any interaction with chemical agents in the human body"
This is bullshit. If we assume it has an effect on the body it can also have side effects.
We're not banging rocks together here. We know how to put a man back together.
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Morgan
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Some other tidbits about xenon
"They found that xenon was capable of blocking the effects of a particular type of glutamate receptor, the same receptor implicated in the pathway
that leads to nerve cell death."
https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2006/02/060224193410.h...
"Now that xenon and argon are banned, the agency needs to have an effective test for the gases."
"As well as being present in the air we all breathe, albeit in minute quantities, xenon is also used in many countries as an anaesthetic."
http://www.bbc.com/news/science-environment-28970855
Xenon was first used as a surgical anesthetic in 1951 by American anesthesiologist Stuart C. Cullen, who successfully operated on two patients.[31]
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Xenon
[Edited on 25-4-2016 by Morgan]
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Xenon is a narcotic; I remember reading (sorry, no citation) that it may be due to the formation of clathrates in the brain.
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Noce to swe the Hippocatic oth bing adered to.
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Morgan
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A few crumbs more from a pdf.
Xenon derives its name from the Greek
word for “stranger”13 and exists naturally as 9 isotopes,
the most abundant of which is Xe 132.
14 It can be manufactured
by the fractional distillation of liquefied air.
Xenon in Anesthesia
As discussed previously, xenon has many of the properties
of an ideal inhalational agent, including the fact that
it is odorless, nonpungent, nontoxic, nonexplosive, environmentally
friendly, and unlikely to undergo biotransformation
due to its stability.
1 In addition to these characteristics,
as will be shown, xenon has a rapid onset of
action, analgesic properties, a lack of arrythmogenicity,
the ability to maintain cerebral autoregulatory mechanisms
and cardiovascular stability, and a quick emergence
profile.
After denitrogenation with 100% oxygen, an
81-year-old man and a 38-year-old woman were given
xenon and oxygen in an 80:20 mixture; loss of consciousness
required 5 minutes in the woman and only 3
minutes in the man.
15 Also noteworthy from this study is
the fact that in both patients, “normal” vital signs were
maintained throughout their respective procedures.
15
Cullen and Gross
15 concluded that xenon was capable of
producing complete anesthesia.
Xenon is
therefore 1.5 times more effective than nitrous oxide in
depressing gross purposeful movement to noxious
stimuli, such as skin incision.
17 Clinical trials of xenon
continued throughout the late 20th century, with no observation
of detrimental effects; however, the major consistently
reported hindrance to the use of xenon was its
high cost,
2 which is a recurring issue today.
In addition to the high cost, xenon has other disadvantages.
Although more research is needed, the study on
the analgesic properties of xenon by Petersen-Felix et al
17
demonstrated a high incidence of postoperative nausea
and vomiting. Another disadvantage of xenon that is
similar to that of nitrous oxide is its ability to diffuse into
closed spaces. Although the diffusion rate of xenon is
slower than that of nitrous oxide due to the lower blood
solubility of xenon, it may not be the best choice of anesthetic
for patients at risk for gas embolism, pneumothorax,
or ileus.
12 Last, xenon has proven to increase pulmonary
resistance due to its greater density.
50 This can
increase work of breathing, which increases the risk in
patients with conditions such as moderate to severe
chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, morbid obesity,
airway tumors, and in premature infants.
2
With a quick onset, analgesic properties, cardiovascular
and neurological stability, and environment-protective
qualities, xenon could very well be the anesthetic of the
future.
https://www.aana.com/newsandjournal/Documents/xenon_1010_p38...
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Interestingly, nitrogen is only narcotic at high pressures, but nitrogen oxide is narcotic at atmospheric pressure. Since xenon is effective at
atmospheric pressure, xenon oxide ought to be especially powerful.
F. de Lalande and M. Prud'homme showed that a mixture of boric oxide and sodium chloride is decomposed in a stream of dry air or oxygen at a red heat
with the evolution of chlorine.
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Quote: Originally posted by halogen  | | Interestingly, nitrogen is only narcotic at high pressures, but nitrogen oxide is narcotic at atmospheric pressure. Since xenon is effective at
atmospheric pressure, xenon oxide ought to be especially powerful. |
An expecially powerful explosive.
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Also, there's the fact that all known xenon oxides (di-, tri-, and tetroxide) are solids (when they aren't exploding).
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