A wide range of medical conditions can result in tachypnea. In people who are hospitalized, tachypnea can be a sign that pneumonia is developing, and often occurs before other obvious signs of pneumonia are present.
Lung cancer may cause tachypnea in a number of different ways. Damage to the lungs can disrupt the normal exchange of oxygen and carbon dioxide. Scarring to the chest, such as with lung cancer surgery, may result in a decreased ability to take a breath and draw in oxygen. Chemotherapy -induced anemia can further worsen tachypnea as there are fewer red blood cells to carry oxygen, and hence breathing becomes more rapid in an attempt to correct this.
The diagnosis of tachypnea will vary depending on a person's age, other medical problems, current medications, and other symptoms, but may include:. The treatment of tachypnea depends primarily on determining and correcting the underlying cause.
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When bleeding or swelling occurs in the brain pressures rapidly increase. Raising ICPs exceed cerebral arterial pressure and brain perfusion stops. Mechanical hyperventilation can lower PaCO 2 , which results in vasoconstriction in cerebral vessels, reduction of swelling and ICP.
Current practice is to treat perfusion pressures pharmacologically rather then use hyperventilation. All Rights Reserved. Date last modified: January 24, Created with SoftChalk LessonBuilder.
Abnormal Breathing Patterns Apnea Absence of breathing. Ap-knee-a Eupnea Normal breathing Eup-knee-a Orthopnea Only able to breathe comfortable in upright position such as sitting in chair , unable to breath laying down, Or-thop-knee-a Dyspnea Subjective sensation related by patient as to breathing difficulty Paroxysmal nocturnal dyspnea - attacks of severe shortness of breath that wakes a person from sleep, such that they have to sit up to catch their breath - common in patient's with congestive heart failure.
Hyperpnea Figure Hyperpnea: Increased depth of breathing Hi-perp-knee-a Increased volume with or without and increased frequency RR , normal blood gases present. Hyperventilation Figure Hyperventilation. Increased rate A or depth B , or combination of both. Hypoventilation Hypoventilation. Decreased rate A or depth B , or some combination of both. It may not display this or other websites correctly.
You should upgrade or use an alternative browser. The difference between hyperventilation, hyperpnea, and tachypnea. Thread starter MySandie Start date Jun 29, MySandie Forum Ride Along. They are not interchangeable terms. Click to expand Craig Alan Evans Forum Lieutenant.
It sounds like you understand it all quite well. You just would like the terms to be used consistently so it will be easier to understand by breaking the words down. Thanks, Craig. Perhaps I have hyperventilation syndrome!
Maybe I should just try substituting what I think is the correct term when reading the literature to see if it all comes together. Right now, though it may appear as if I understand VFlutter Flight Nurse. MySandie said:. It seems to me that only the EMTs know what the hell is going on!
Chase said:. Akulahawk said:. That's only because you were empty EMT before you got Nursed Last edited by a moderator: Jun 29, Christopher Forum Deputy Chief.
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