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Triacetin is the organic compound with the formula C 3 H 5 (OCOCH 3) 3. It is classified as a triglyceride , i.e., the triester of glycerol with acetic acid . [ 6 ] It is a colorless, viscous, and odorless liquid with a high boiling point and a low melting point.
Symptoms of DCS and arterial gas embolism can be virtually indistinguishable. The most reliable way to tell the difference is based on the dive profile followed, as the probability of DCS depends on duration of exposure and magnitude of pressure, whereas AGE depends entirely on the performance of the ascent.
DCI can be caused by two different mechanisms, which result in overlapping sets of symptoms. The two mechanisms are: Decompression sickness (DCS), which results from metabolically inert gas dissolved in body tissue under pressure emerging out of solution and forming bubbles during decompression.
In Japan, MCS is called chemical hypersensitivity or chemical intolerance (化学物質過敏症; kagaku bushitsu kabinsho), and the 1999 Japanese definition requires one or more of four major symptoms – headaches; malaise and fatigue; muscle pain; joint pain – combined with laboratory findings and/or some minor symptoms, such as mental ...
Smith, Susan I. Toxic Exposures: Mustard Gas and the Health Consequences of World War II in the United States (Rutgers University Press, 2017) online book review; Wattana, Monica, and Tareg Bey. "Mustard gas or sulfur mustard: an old chemical agent as a new terrorist threat." Prehospital and disaster medicine 24.1 (2009): 19-29. online
Medical condition Flatulence Other names Farting, breaking wind, passing gas, cutting the cheese, cutting one loose, ripping one, tooting Specialty Gastroenterology Flatulence is the expulsion of gas from the intestines via the anus, commonly referred to as farting. "Flatus" is the medical word for gas generated in the stomach or bowels. A proportion of intestinal gas may be swallowed ...
Depending on the type and amount of irritant gas inhaled, victims can experience symptoms ranging from minor respiratory discomfort to acute airway and lung injury and even death. A common response cascade to a variety of irritant gases includes inflammation , edema and epithelial sloughing , which if left untreated can result in scar formation ...
Burping (also called belching and eructation) is the release of gas from the upper digestive tract (esophagus and stomach) of animals through the mouth.It is always audible.. In humans, burping can be caused by normal eating processes, or as a side effect of other medical conditions.