Hyperventilation
Increase in the amount of air entering alveoli resulting in reduced levels of carbon dioxide in the blood (hypocapnia)
When peripheral chemoreceptors are stimulated by hypoxia we have hyperventilation.
Symptoms
Shortness of breath 25-40 breaths per minute
Lightheaded
Rapid heartbeat
Causes
Pain
Fever
Anxiety
Less common causes
Obstructive lung disease
Restrictive lung disease
Sepsis
Brainstem demage