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What if you hyperventilate before genral anaesthesia or have panick attacks like ..what happens .

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Dr. Clifford Gevirtz answered

Specializes in Anesthesiology

Nothing: If you hyperventilate especially if the oxygen mask is present you are just filling your oxygen. Ask the anesthesiologist for premedication to calm your nerves.

Answered 11/18/2013

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Dr. Creighton Wright answered

Specializes in surgery

The team helps you: Iv sedation, premedication etc can stabilize.

Dr Ailloni-Charas and another doctor agreed

Answered 11/18/2013

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