greenappletree t1_j9x5fc7 wrote on February 25, 2023 at 4:53 AM

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it causes sleep because when adenosine binds to specific receptors in the brain, it slows down the activity of neurons, reducing arousal and promoting sleepiness. adenosine can also increase the release of sleep-promoting neurotransmitters, such as GABA, which further enhance the feeling of drowsines

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CATHYINCANADA t1_j9x3aof wrote on February 25, 2023 at 4:33 AM

Reply to comment by analcaynal in After a surgery, what happens to the air that was inside the incision? by cimmic

That was expected by me. Like muscle pain that you can't do anything about.

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[deleted] t1_j9wysk6 wrote on February 25, 2023 at 3:53 AM

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[deleted] t1_j9wy75m wrote on February 25, 2023 at 3:48 AM

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[deleted] t1_j9wx0xf wrote on February 25, 2023 at 3:37 AM

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NobodysFavorite t1_j9wwj14 wrote on February 25, 2023 at 3:33 AM

Reply to comment by Joygernaut in After a surgery, what happens to the air that was inside the incision? by cimmic

Also oxygen at the wrong partial pressures is toxic.

The body is very good at detecting and removing CO2 so we take advantage of that.

[deleted] t1_j9wwe12 wrote on February 25, 2023 at 3:32 AM

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NobodysFavorite t1_j9ww85t wrote on February 25, 2023 at 3:30 AM

Reply to comment by UnkindPotato in After a surgery, what happens to the air that was inside the incision? by cimmic

What's more, unrelated to surgery... if you go scuba diving you can't safely expect to fly on the same day afterwards. You need to allow 24hrs for the dissolved gas levels in your body to get back to a "safe to fly" level.