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Hyperventilation is rapid or deep breathing, usually caused by anxiety or panic. This overbreathing, as it is sometimes called, may actually leave you feeling breathless. When you breathe, you inhale oxygen and exhale c...

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Symptoms
  • Abdominal Bloating
  • Abdominal Distension, Gaseous
  • Abdominal Swelling
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Causes
anxiety and nervousness; stress; panic attack; situations where there is a psychological advantage in having a sudden, ...
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Tests
  • Chest X-Ray
  • CT of chest
  • skin prick test
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Treatments
Assuming that a more serious, underlying cause of hyperventilation has been eliminated and your doctor has explained th...
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Drugs
  • No known drug therapy
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Alternative Therapies
  • Meditation
  • relaxation therapy
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Risk Factors
  • adverse effects of medication
  • Anxiety
  • Asthma
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Complications
  • Fainting
  • Muscle Spasticity
  • Respiratory Alkalosis
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Prevention
  • Deep breathing exercises
  • regular exercise
  • Relaxation Technique
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Doctor Specialties
You are experiencing rapid breathing for the first time. (This is a medical emergency and you should be taken to the em...
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