hyperventilation
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Etiology
- hypoxemia
- high altitude
- pulmonary disease
- pulmonary disorders (lung disease)
- cardiovascular disorders
- metabolic disorders
- acidosis (diabetic, renal, lactic acidosis)
- hepatic failure
- neurologic disorders
- psychogenic or anxiety hyperventilation
- central nervous system infection, tumor
- pharmaceutical agents
- other
Pathology
- results in respiratory alkalosis, primary or secondary depending upon etiology (see respiratory alkalosis)
Clinical manifestations
- light-headedness
- headache
- palpitations
- chest pain
- weakness
- symptoms reproduced by intentional overbreathing for about 2 minutes
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References
- ↑ Saunders Manual of Medical Practice, Rakel (ed), WB Saunders, Philadelphia, 1996, pg 1014
- ↑ Medical Knowledge Self Assessment Program (MKSAP) 11, American College of Physicians, Philadelphia 1998
- ↑ Harrison's Principles of Internal Medicine, 13th ed. Isselbacher et al (eds), McGraw-Hill Inc. NY, 1994, pg 1239