tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37623912.post157779746595162814..comments2007-06-06T07:20:55.276-04:00Chrishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05349466286549537039[email protected]Blogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37623912.post-85742420107884358112007-06-06T07:20:00.000-04:002007-06-06T07:20:00.000-04:00Topiramate is a weird drug. In addition to seizures and migraines, it's used for tremor, and off-label uses include weight loss, bipolar disorder, and bulimia.<BR/><BR/>Patients sometimes complain that these drugs make thing taste funny. And soda tastes flat, because the CA inhibitor kills the bubbles :-(Margarethttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06744336059548332487[email protected]tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37623912.post-86486016194710479532007-05-02T17:58:00.000-04:002007-05-02T17:58:00.000-04:00Here is a fun tip.... Hyperventilate for about 30 seconds to 1 minute.. Immediately inhale an increased level of O2 from an oxygen tank to give elevated levels of O2 in the blood. Assuming your don't use too much O2 and fry your lungs you should be able to hold your breath for around 7 to 8 minutes and not feel the dyer need to take a breath... it should keep those CO2 sensors from triggering and the H+ concentration in the CSF should be fairly stable.. With the elevated O2 in the blood you will have a while for the pH to stable itself. (side note: O2 sensors are worthless anyways since they only kick in seconds prior to passing out).. The oxygen tank is mainly for pH regulation.. Lots of time for CO2 to catch up..Anonymous[email protected]tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37623912.post-90572759172468003632007-04-17T06:18:00.000-04:002007-04-17T06:18:00.000-04:00Not necessarily true for the second part Orri, decreasing the volume of a liquid with constant moles increases the pressure on the liquid, and can cause it to turn solid, or you can do the reverse and boil the liquid by removing pressure. I do have to say I screamed a little on the inside when I saw the Ideal Gas Law.Davidhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13173696963549586896[email protected]tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37623912.post-5540419943315845812007-04-16T23:36:00.000-04:002007-04-16T23:36:00.000-04:00Dear orri,<BR/><BR/>Yeah, you're correct. I was trying to be all show-offy and neglected to actually think. Your criticism is appreciated.CNDhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05349466286549537039[email protected]tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37623912.post-13896306432191894492007-04-16T23:29:00.000-04:002007-04-16T23:29:00.000-04:00Correct me if I'm wrong, but doesn't the Ideal Gas Law refer to . . . well, gases? (As opposed to liquids like blood.) Also, even according to PV=nRT, it wouldn't make sense for a decrease in volume to accompany a decrease in pressure with constant temperature. The issue is, we're talking about a different kind of volume. With gases, decreasing the volume means decreasing the size of the container holding the gas, which increases the pressure. With liquids, decreasing the volume means decreasing the amount, which would be accompanied by a decrease in moles (n) as well as in pressure. However, as I said before, liquids don't follow the ideal gas law.Orrihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02009875421900147995[email protected]