Hyperpnea

With Hyperpnea refers to one or more in-depth breaths in a row. The tidal volume is increased here. An increased respiratory rate, on the other hand, is called tachypnea . Hyperpnea is physiological when it occurs in the context of increased oxygen consumption by the body, e.g. B. occurs after physical exertion. It is pathological z. B. in the context of Cheyne-Stokes breathing , where hyperpnea alternates with apnea .

See also

• Bradypnea
• Dyspnea
• Hyperventilation

Individual evidence

1. ↑ SA Ward. Control of the exercise hyperpnoea in humans: a modeling perspective. Respiration Physiology Volume 122, Issues 2-3, September 1, 2000, Pages 149-166
2. ↑ Urban & Fischer 2003 - Roche Lexicon Medicine, 5th ed. Hyper | pnoe

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