THE hyperventilation syndrome, as seen in anxious, tense persons, is characterized by paresthesia of the extremities and circumoral area, sensations of lightheadedness and altered consciousness and ...

In 10 male patients, forty-four to seventy-eight years of age, with varying degrees of respiratory insufficiency, blood and cerebrospinal fluid were drawn simultaneously from the brachial artery and ...

Anxiety or severe stress often causes very fast and deep breathing. Rapid breathing is caused by many other factors as well. The medical term for this rapid breathing is hyperventilation. Let us tell ...

The pH of blood refers to how acidic it is. Changes to blood pH can signal underlying medical issues, including metabolic acidosis, respiratory acidosis, metabolic alkalosis, and respiratory alkalosis ...

The body has a set of physiological responses to danger: the pupils dilate, respiration deepens, heart rate and blood pressure rise, muscles tense for action. The gastro-intestinal system reacts also.

Blood is naturally slightly alkaline or basic. Here’s what that means. The pH scale measures how acidic or alkaline — basic — something is. Your body works constantly to carefully control pH levels of ...