Prolonged exercise at high ventilatory rates causes airway cooling and drying. Vessel dilation in response to the cooling induces airway edema, and the drying causes osmotic changes and inflammation ...

The fast response of BP and HR to acute stimuli is under autonomic nervous control and thus measurements of the BP and HR during a postural test can be used as one measure of cardiovascular autonomic ...

Objectives: The respiratory compensation point (RCP) marks the onset of hyperventilation (“respiratory compensation”) during incremental exercise. Its physiological meaning has not yet been definitely ...

Hyperventilation occurs when you start to breathe very quickly, causing an imbalance between inhaling oxygen and exhaling carbon dioxide (CO 2). This reduces the amount of CO 2 in the body. Low carbon ...

THE hyperventilation syndrome, as seen in anxious, tense persons, is characterized by paresthesia of the extremities and circumoral area, sensations of lightheadedness and altered consciousness and ...

Anxiety or severe stress often causes very fast and deep breathing. Rapid breathing is caused by many other factors as well. The medical term for this rapid breathing is hyperventilation. Let us tell ...