Hyperventilation syndrome

Also known as: Dysfunctional breathing

Overbreathing with multisystem symptoms without organic cause.

Medical specialty: Pulmonology
Subspecialty: Pulmonology / Sleep and breathing disorders
Sex & age distribution: Male: affected; Female: affected, female predominance; Children: yes, adolescents
Gene(s) involved: None recorded

Etiology & mechanism

Respiratory alkalosis from inappropriate ventilatory pattern.

Gene(s) involved (0)

No gene recorded.

Symptoms & signs (7)

anxietybreathlessnesscarpopedal spasmchest tightnessdizzinesspalpitationsparesthesia

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