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Is hyperventilation is medical emergency?
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Can be: Hyperventilation or rapid, shallow breathing is commonly seen with anxiety or panic considered behavioral or psychogenic. However, hyperventilation can also be a symptom of more serious medical conditions eg, infection, bleeding, cardiac or lung disease, drug overdose.
Answered 11/27/2017
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