hyperventilation is defined as _______.
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hyperventilation hyperventilation. 1. increase of air in the lungs above the normal amount. 2. abnormally prolonged and deep breathing, usually associated with acute anxiety or emotional tension. A transient, respiratory alkalosis commonly results from hyperventilation. More prolonged hyperventilation may be caused by disorders of the central nervous system, or by drugs.
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Definition of Hyperventilation This causes many of the symptoms you may feel if you hyperventilate. In medicine, hyperventilation (or overbreathing) is the state of breathing faster and/or deeper than necessary, bringing about lightheadedness and other undesirable symptoms often associated with panic attacks.
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- We are unable to collect your feedback at this time. The average person takes between 12 to 20 breaths per minute. Rapid, shallow breathing, also called tachypnea, occurs when you take more breaths than normal in a given minute. When a person breathes rapidly, it’s sometimes known as hyperventilation. Either term applies to this condition.
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Medical Definition of Hyperventilation Hyperventilation is common and normal after aerobic exercise. Hyperventilation can be caused by serious diseases of metabolism and anxiety. Relief for hyperventilation caused by anxiety can be achieved by breathing in and out of a paper bag to increase the level of carbon dioxide in the blood.
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Hyperventilation: *The* Anxiety Attack Symptom Breathing Too Fast – Breathing too fast is the most common way to hyperventilate, and very common with anxiety. During periods of intense anxiety, the body goes into fight or flight mode and starts breathing quickly as it prepares to fight or flee.
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Tachypnea A third paradigm is: tachypnea is abnormally rapid respiration (though some may argue this is inaccurate as breathing differs from respiration), hyperventilation is increased rate or depth of respiration to abnormal levels causing decreased levels of blood carbon dioxide and hyperpnea is any increase in breathing rate or depth that is not normal.
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- Hyperventilation can be voluntary or involuntary. When alveolar ventilation is excessive, more carbon dioxide will be removed from the blood stream than the body can produce. This causes the concentration of carbon dioxide in the blood stream to fall and produces a state known as hypocapnia. The body normally attempts to compensate for this metabolically.
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Hyperventilation syndrome Hyperventilation syndrome (HVS); also chronic hyperventilation syndrome (CHVS) and dysfunctional breathing hyperventilation syndrome is a respiratory disorder, psychologically or physiologically based, involving breathing too deeply or too rapidly (hyperventilation).
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Hyperventilation And Hypoventilation Hyperventilation probably isn’t what you think it is. Hyperventilation is when ventilation exceeds metabolic demands and PaCO 2 drops below 5 kPa. The result will be an alkalosis that affects the function of every protein in the body, producing a confusing spectrum of symptoms with a single cause. Shallow, rapid breathing is probably just that, not necessarily hyperventilation. The importance of CO 2
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Hyperventilation It is also called overbreathing, and it may leave you feeling breathless. You breathe in oxygen and breathe out carbon dioxide. Excessive breathing creates low levels of carbon dioxide in your blood. This causes many of the symptoms of hyperventilation. Feeling very anxious or having a panic attack are the usual reasons that you may hyperventilate. But rapid breathing can be a symptom of a disease, such as:
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History Patients with acute hyperventilation syndrome (HVS) may present with agitation and anxiety. Most commonly, the history is one of sudden onset of dyspnea, chest pain, or neurologic symptoms (eg, dizziness, weakness, paresthesias, or near-syncope) after a stressful event.
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What Is Tachypnea? - Definition, Causes & Treatment Tachypnea is the medical term for rapid and shallow breathing, often confused with hyperventilation, which is breathing that is rapid but deep. Both disorders are caused by a buildup of carbon dioxide in the lungs, which causes a buildup of carbon dioxide in the bloodstream.
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Why does hyperventilation lower the blood CO2? hyperventilation will raise the amount of oxygen in the bloodstream and decrease the amount of CO2. Lower levels of CO2 in the bloodstream results in hypocapnia, where there is less carbonic acid in the bloodstream, causing it to become more alkaline (increased pH).
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Cardiology Key Terms An abnormal condition of the respiratory system characterized by sudden attacks of shortness of breath, profuse sweating, tachycardia, and wheezing that awaken a person from sleep; it often is associated with left ventricular failure and pulmonary edema.
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- Hyperventilation and hyperventilation syndrome are often the result of severe anxiety. Anxiety can change the way you breathe to cause you to hyperventilate even when no anxiety is present. Hyperventilation can cause substantial physical symptoms, which is why you need to control it to stop your anxiety. Click here to take my anxiety test and learn more.
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hyperventilation hyperventilation syndrome a complex of symptoms that accompany hypocapnia caused by hyperventilation, including palpitation, a feeling of shortness of breath or air hunger, lightheadedness or giddiness, profuse perspiration, and tingling sensations in the fingertips, face, or toes.
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- Chronic hyperventilation syndrome. Patients with chronic hyperventilation syndrome present far less dramatically and often escape detection; they sigh deeply and frequently and often have nonspecific somatic symptoms in the context of mood and anxiety disorders and emotional stress.
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Hyperventilation Hyperventilation, sustained abnormal increase in breathing. During hyperventilation the rate of removal of carbon dioxide from the blood is increased. As the partial pressure of carbon dioxide in the blood decreases, respiratory alkalosis, characterized by decreased acidity or increased alkalinity of the blood, ensues.
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The Magic of Hyperventilation Extreme levels of hyperventilation, where the carbon dioxide pressure drops below 25-30 mmHg cause the cerebral blood flow to drop below 40 ml/100 gm/min, a level below which increasingly more people develop manifestations of cerebral hypoxia (Finnerty 1954) (Figure  Woerlee).
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Xanax Withdrawal hyperventilation hy·per·ven·ti·la·tion (hī'pər-věn'tl-ā'shən) n. Abnormally fast or deep respiration resulting in the loss of carbon dioxide from the blood, thereby causing a decrease in blood pressure and sometimes fainting.
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- Hyperventilation also causes many other symptoms in those with anxiety. For those that have panic attacks, these symptoms may feel as though you're suffering from a heart attack, increasing your anxiety and your risk for further irregular heartbeat.
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HYPERVENTILATION HYPERVENTILATION Dictionary entry overview: What does hyperventilation mean? • HYPERVENTILATION (noun) The noun HYPERVENTILATION has 1 sense: 1. an increased depth and rate of breathing greater than demanded by the body needs; can cause dizziness and tingling of the fingers and toes and chest pain if continued Familiarity information: HYPERVENTILATION used as a noun is very rare.
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- Chemical changes can happen with overbreathing. Hyperventilation causes the carbon dioxide level in the blood to decrease. This lower level of carbon dioxide reduces blood flow to the brain, which may result in the following nervous system and emotional symptoms: Weakness.
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Hypocapnia This explains the other common symptoms of hyperventilation —pins and needles, muscle cramps and tetany in the extremities, especially hands and feet. Hypocapnia is sometimes induced in the treatment of the medical emergencies, such as intracranial hypertension and hyperkalaemia. Because the brain stem monitors the level of blood CO2 in blood to regulate breathing, hypocapnia can suppress breathing to the point of blackout from cerebral hypoxia.
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hyperventilation 2. abnormally prolonged and deep breathing, usually associated with acute anxiety or emotional tension. A transient, respiratory alkalosis commonly results from hyperventilation. More prolonged hyperventilation may be caused by disorders of the central nervous system, or by drugs.