Nitrous Oxide
"Nitrous Oxide" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
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Nitrogen oxide (N2O). A colorless, odorless gas that is used as an anesthetic and analgesic. High concentrations cause a narcotic effect and may replace oxygen, causing death by asphyxia. It is also used as a food aerosol in the preparation of whipping cream.
| Descriptor ID |
D009609
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| MeSH Number(s) |
D01.362.635.625 D01.625.550.550 D01.650.550.587.650
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| Concept/Terms |
Nitrous Oxide- Nitrous Oxide
- Oxide, Nitrous
- Laughing Gas
- Gas, Laughing
- Nitrogen Protoxide
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| Year | Major Topic | Minor Topic | Total |
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| 2011 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2024 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Nitrous Oxide" by people in Profiles.
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Ross M, Corpin A, Priebe AM, Lawson A. IUD Insertion Under Conscious Sedation: Patient Characteristics with Clinical Decisions. J Pediatr Adolesc Gynecol. 2024 Aug; 37(4):433-437.
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Roeber B, Wallace DP, Rothe V, Salama F, Allen KD. Evaluation of the effects of the VibraJect attachment on pain in children receiving local anesthesia. Pediatr Dent. 2011 Jan-Feb; 33(1):46-50.
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Csanaky I, Gregus Z. Effect of phosphate transporter and methylation inhibitor drugs on the disposition of arsenate and arsenite in rats. Toxicol Sci. 2001 Sep; 63(1):29-36.
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Gamis AS, Knapp JF, Glenski JA. Nitrous oxide analgesia in a pediatric emergency department. Ann Emerg Med. 1989 Feb; 18(2):177-81.
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Lantos J, Temes G, T?r?k B. Changes during ischaemia in extracellular potassium ion concentration of the brain under nitrous oxide or hexobarbital-sodium anaesthesia and moderate hypothermia. Acta Physiol Hung. 1986; 67(1):141-53.