0
Want this question answered?
Be notified when an answer is posted
Add your answer:
Earn +20 pts
Hyperventilation is most likely to be accompanied by a?
decrease in blood CO2 concentration and a rise in pH
How can a change in respiration affect blood pH?
Breathing rapidly (hyperventilation) or slowly (hyperventilation) are ways the body may become unbalanced or attempt to compensate an imbalanced blood pH. The blood's normal pH is 7.35-7.45. Carbon dioxide (CO2) is acts to acidify the blood (lower the pH). Therefore, hyperventilating (deceasing the CO2 contained in the blood) increases blood pH. Inversely, hypoventilation creates a decline in blood pH.
How does the body control carbon dioxide levels?
A person's breathing rate influences the level of CO2 in their blood. Breathing that is too slow or shallow causes respiratory acidosis, while breathing that is too rapid leads to hyperventilation, which may cause respiratory alkalosis.
What does a high D-dimer level mean?
D-dimer is a waste product that's released into the blood during the formation of a blood clot. If you have elevated d-dimer levels in the blood, it may be a sign that there's a clot somewhere in the body. However, elevated levels don't always mean there will be a clot--levels are higher in elderly, after a surgery, with heart disease, etc.
What effect does rapid exhalation of CO2 during excerise have on the concentration of H2CO3 in the blood?
During exercise it has no effect. Without the exercise it would lower the CO2 (or H2CO3) levels.
Why is PCO2 decreased during rapid breathing?
Rapid breathing can lead to a condition called hyperventilation. Hyperventilation occurs when a person breaths more rapidly than the body demands. When a person hyperventilates, the CO2 blood concentration (partial pressure) decreases below normal levels.
What happens when carbon dioxide levels in the blood increases?
When carbon dioxide levels in the blood are too low hyperventilation can occur. Hyperventilation can have voluntary or involuntary causes.
When blood sugar levels drop what happens to the insulin and glucagon levels?
They get realy sick
What if you had too much oxygen?
hyperventilation and your blood becomes to alkaline.
When blood glucose levels are restored what happens to the chemicals?
migotionistus
Can hyperventilation cause death?
Hyperventilation which often occurs with panic attacks does not cause death. Hyperventilation can cause fainting due to too much carbon dioxide in the blood. This is why it is recommended to breathe into a paper sack.
What happens if calcitonin levels rise?
Osteoclasts activity is inhibited and blood calcium levels rise.
Intracranial pressure in presence of hyperventilation?
Goes down. Hyperventilation "blows off" carbon dioxide (CO2), lowering the blood CO2 levels; this causes vasoconstriction (narrowing of the blood vessels) resulting in a lower blood volume in the brain and a slight drop in intracranial pressure. It is a temporary measure, however, and even though it lowers intracranial pressure it may make brain injury worse, because it reduces cerebral perfusion (the flow of blood to the brain.)
Why the blood carbon dioxide levels increased in a person who breath into paper bag or cupped hand during hyperventilation?
Because you're re-breathing exhaled air - every time you breath the same air in, you're taking in some of the remaining oxygen, and replacing it with exhaled CO2
Why does Hyperventilation cause apnea?
WIth hyperventilation there is a decrease of CO2 in the blood and lungs. Lowering CO2 concentration increases the time before the respiratory center becomes stimulated.
Does hyperventilation raise or lower blood sugar blood CO2 concentration?
does nothing to blood sugar, and lowers co2 to almost nothing.
What happens Shortly before menstruation?
Blood levels of estrogen and progesterone decrease.
