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Hyperventilation

 Subject
Subject Source: Medical Subject Headings
Scope Note: Notes = A pulmonary ventilation rate faster than is metabolically necessary for the exchange of gases. It is the result of an increased frequency of breathing, an increased tidal volume, or a combination of both. It causes an excess intake of oxygen and the blowing off of carbon dioxide.,Created For = LHSA-Dott,Use For = overbreathing

Found in 4 Collections and/or Records:

PR2.290, 1941-1949

 Item
Identifier: LHB1 CC/24/PR2.290
Scope and Contents

Typed case summary relating to female from Scotland (outside Edinburgh and the Lothians) aged 19 at first examination in 1941. Conditions mentioned include: epilepsy; inflammation; headaches; vision impairment and hyperventilation. Nonsurgical treatment given. Patient discharged.

Dates: 1941-1949

PR4.2494, 1939

 Item
Identifier: LHB1 CC/22/PR4.2494
Scope and Contents

Typed case summary and correspondence relating to male from Scotland (outside Edinburgh and the Lothians) aged 39 at first examination in 1939. Conditions mentioned include: neurosis in connection with psychic shock; loss of memory; attacks of loss of consciousness; and hyperventilation attacks. No treatment given. Patient discharged.

Dates: 1939

PR2.16672, 1956

 Item
Identifier: LHB1 CC/24/PR2.16672
Scope and Contents

Correspondence, notes, reports and charts relating to female patient from Edinburgh and the Lothians aged 34 at first examination in 1956. Conditions mentioned include: seizures; overbreathing; and anxiety. No treatment given. Patient discharged.

Dates: 1956

PR2.16878, 1956

 Item
Identifier: LHB1 CC/24/PR2.16878
Scope and Contents

Typed case summary, notes, correspondence and reports relating to female patient from Edinburgh and the Lothians aged 14 at first examination in 1956. Conditions mentioned include: epilepsy; and hyperventilation. No treatment given. Patient discharged.

Dates: 1956