hyperventilation ?

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What are ways to stop hyperventilation, control it.
Basically, focus on something else...your concentration on the hyperventilating itself makes the condition worse. YOu have to maintain your composure and take your mind somewhere else-get someone to talk to you, sit in a quiet place and look at pictures, take a break and get something cool to drink.

FYI: A paper bag serves no "medical" purpose in a hyperventilatory attack-it simply shifts your focus and helps to regulate your breathing!  (+ info)

Hyperventilation?

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Tactics to Overcome It
Sit down, be calm, and relax. You need to slow your breathing,The more tense you are the faster you'll breathe.  (+ info)

How to prevent hyperventilation or attacks from tiredness?

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Hey I got to hot and tired because of walking in heat, vommeting food i need, and not enough sleep. I got a hyperventilation or sum attack that made me breathe fast and be frozen. I had it again minor. What should I do for it to not happen again? Kan i still come out and have fun? Kan i be normal like it didnt happen? Kan i Still workout at night or at all?
You need to consult a physician for anti-anxiety medications.  (+ info)

What effect does his hyperventilation have on the pH of his blood?

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A student entered a chemistry class to take a final examination. After seeing the questions on the exam he had a panic attack. He started to breathe very rapidly and felt he could not get enough air. Soon thereafter he started to feel faint and he got a tingling sensation in his neck. What effect his hyperventilation have on the pH of his blood? Can you suggest a possible quick remedy for his condition? And what is the equation involved?
It decreases, since the Carbon dioxide concentration will be reduced, more carbonic acid will be converted to carbon dioxide and water, therby decreasing the pH. A quick remedy would be breathing in a paper bag, this would increase the partial pressure of CO2 in the lungs and raise it in the blood, bringing pH back to normal  (+ info)

What are the guidelines for prehospital hyperventilation of head injury patients?

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Paramedics in Canada, have in the past been told to hyperventilate head injury patients to decrease ICP. I know that I have recently read studies and different guidelines that do not recommend hyperventilation prehospital at all. I am interested in hearing any input either for or against. I have been searching the Canadian Heart and Stroke guidelines for anything related and I can't find what I am looking for. Also, if any medics from other countries have any protocals or guidelines for the same you could share.
"Current Statewide Basic Life Support Adult and Pediatric Treatment Protocols stipulate that hyperventilation, at a rate of 20 breaths per minute in an adult and 25 breaths per minute in a child, should be employed in major trauma whenever a head injury is suspected, the patient is not alert, the arms and legs are abnormally flexed and/or extended, the patient is seizing, or has a Glasgow Coma Scale of less than 8. The State Emergency Medical Advisory Committee has reviewed these protocols, and concludes, on the basis of recent scientific evidence, that in the patient with severe traumatic brain injury (Glasgow Coma Scale score < or = to 8) following open or closed head injury, aggressive hyperventilation should be avoided in the prehospital setting, unless there are active seizures or signs of transtentorial herniation.

Although hyperventilation was used throughout the 1970s and 1980s in the acute management of severe traumatic brain injury, its use has undergone critical reappraisal in recent years. This has occurred following the publication of several reports linking excessive hyperventilation (PaCO2 < 25 mm Hg) to cerebral ischemia, as well as a large prospective randomized study which failed to demonstrate any benefit, but instead demonstrated a slight detriment, to head injured adult patients ventilated to achieve a PaCO2 of 25 mm Hg versus head injured adult patients ventilated to achieve a PaCO2 of 35 mm Hg."

Out of the New York Prehospital Protocols, United States  (+ info)

How do you know if you have Hyperventilation syndrome?

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See im a healthy 20 year old female and i have been having dizzy spells a lot. Some times this causes me to start breathing heavily and my heart starts to race. When this happens i have been told that i loose consciousness but sometimes i can still hear whats going on around me. When i wake up i feel really drained and really breathless. I was told this could be a form of Hyperventilation syndrome from a friend.

Anyone have the same problem or have any advice please?
I've been known to hyperventilate . . .

Experts say that many people with anxiety problems do not breathe properly. Often, their breathing is too shallow, too fast, or too much from the chest. Practice inhaling and exhaling slowly. Breathing through the nose rather than through the mouth will make this easier. Also, learn to breathe from the diaphragm, since breathing from your upper chest increases your risk of hyperventilating . . ."

"Watch Your Breathing!
http://watchtower.org/e/19980722/diagram_01.htm "

"Hyperventilation syndrome"
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hyperventilation_syndrome

Learning to breathe slowly, filling the diaphragm each time, systematically, can prevent as well as reverse anxiety, & even panic.  (+ info)

How does hyperventilation affect the pH of blood?

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I know hyperventilation causes more carbon dioxide to be exhaled than normal, and I know carbon dioxide and water react to form bicarbonate ion and hydronium ion.

so how would hyperventilation affect the pH of blood????
It increases the pH ... you can look at CO2 as an acid ... and when reduced ... alkalinization of the pH occurs  (+ info)

How can I cure my hyperventilation?

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I recently discovered I have hyperventilation and the doctor says all I need is a paper bag to help. Does it ever go away? Is a paper bag the only solution?
Hyperventilation... this is also called overbreathing,
yes, breath through a brown bag or a closed plastic, just enough to cover your mouth and nose...breathing in and out in a closed brown bag and closed plastic... or you can even use your hand. Cupped your hands covering your mouth and nose, if that two options isn't available...

BTW, breathing through this bag, regains the CO2 that had been lost ;)...it is needed by the body to normalize your blood.

if you have further queries open this link, : http://anxiety-help-with-nicola.com/anxiety-breathing.htm

;)  (+ info)

How does hyperventilation treat hyperkalemia?

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In a patient with high potassium level, how does hyperventilation help lower K+?
yes, it most certainly does. Just because it doesn't list it there does not mean it isn't an actual treatment for hyperkalemia.

Attention: Anesthesiologists / anesthetists / internist !
Treatment of hyperkalemia may include any of the following measures, either singly or in combination:

* A diet low in potassium (for mild cases).

* Discontinue medications that increase blood potassium levels.

* Intravenous administration of glucose and insulin, which promotes movement of potassium from the extracellular space back into the cells.

* Intravenous calcium to temporarily protect the heart and muscles from the effects of hyperkalemia.

* Sodium bicarbonate administration to counteract acidosis and to promote movement of potassium from the extracellular space back into the cells.

* Diuretic administration to decrease the total potassium stores through increasing potassium excretion in the urine. It is important to note that most diuretics increase kidney excretion of potassium. Only the potassium-sparing diuretics mentioned above decrease kidney excretion of potassium.

* Medications that stimulate beta-2 adrenergic receptors, such as albuterol and epinephrine, have also been used to drive potassium back into cells.

* Medications known as cation-exchange resins, which bind potassium and lead to its excretion via the gastrointestinal tract.

* Dialysis, particularly if other measures have failed or if renal failure is present.

Treatment of hyperkalemia naturally also includes treatment of any underlying causes (for example, kidney disease, adrenal disease, tissue destruction) of hyperkalemia.

Last Editorial Review: 3/7/2008

In short....it doesn't.  (+ info)

Difference between hyperventilation syndrome and anxiety disorder?

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Some health sites list them as two separate conditions, but I can't seem to find any resources that detail any specific differences.

Are there any differences between the two? If so, what are they?

Thanks!
These can go hand in hand but it is not solely because of the panic attack. Many people having a panic attack usually do hyperventilate but there are other things that can cause hyperventilation without being related to a panic attack. I'll try and explain the difference.

Hyperventilation occurs as a result of inadequate carbon dioxide in the blood and poor oxygen delivery to the brain and other tissues. When you hyperventilate you blow off too much carbon dioxide. Carbon dioxide is an important chemical compound and we need a certain level of it in our blood and air sacs for our bodies to function properly. Low levels cause the blood vessels and airways to constrict. This can result in asthma symptoms for those who are susceptible, and less blood getting to vital organs and tissues. Carbon dioxide also regulates how much oxygen is released to the tissues. If we have low levels of carbon dioxide then hemoglobin hangs onto its oxygen molecules and does not release them as readily to the brain and other oxygen-hungry organs and tissues. So we get less blood delivering less oxygen. These effects, along with biochemical changes that occur within cells, cause the disturbing symptoms experienced by people with Hyperventilation Syndrome. There are many diseases or illnesses that can cause this to happen.

Now when a person hyperventilates it usually causes a person high anxiety and so then it can turn into a panic attack.
So, you see not every one who hyperventilates has a true panice attack itself but can become anxious because the body's fight or flight reflex is triggered. Hope you can understand maybe a little of this. It can be confusin I know. Just know that hyperventilation is not the same as a panic attack but it can turn into one. The Dr needs to find the underlying cause of the persons hyperventilation.  (+ info)

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