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What is hyperventilation?

Hyperventilation means deep rapid breathing as in

  • Acidosis
  • Upper brainstem lesion,
  • Hypoxia
  • Hysteria
  • Salicylate poisoning.

Tachypnea is respiratory rate > 22/min.
Bradypnea is respiratory rate < 10/min.