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hyperventilation
(redirected from Hyperventilation syndrome)

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hyperventilation
an increase in the depth, duration, and rate of breathing, sometimes resulting in cramp and dizziness

hyperventilation [¦hī·pər‚vent·əl′ā·shən]
(medicine)
Increase in air intake or of the rate or depth of respiration.


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Some of these medical conditions are hypoglycemia, complex partial seizures, and heart arrhythmia and hyperventilation syndrome.
Hyperventilation syndrome is more specific and relates to an overbreathing pattern that Hyperventilation Syndrome is not an uncommon disorder.
Senior lecturer in cardio-respiratory physiotherapy at Auckland University of Technology, David Nichols, discussed the high prevalence of hyperventilation syndrome and breathing pattern disorder (BPD).
 
 
 
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