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Can you tell me how hyperventilation cause dehydration?
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Insensitive loses: The humidity of your exhaled air approaches 100%, which is why it frosts in the cold or you can fog up a mirror. This expelled humidity will eventually deplete your body fluids if they are nor replaced.It is considered an insensitive loss, as you don't recognise it as you would urine losses.
Answered 11/14/2019
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