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If a patient has uncontrollable laughing, they have reached an undesirable level of nitrous oxide sedation. At this point, the clinician needs to administer 100% oxygen to their patient and discontinue the use of nitrous oxide.

Other signs that a patient has reached an undesirable level of nitrous oxide sedation include:

heavy perspiration
feelings of spinning or vibration
over responsiveness to stimuli
exaggerated breathing
a feeling of heaviness in the chest
heavy tearing (lacrimation)

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