hypocapnia
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- noun
- /ˌhaɪpəˈkæpniə/
- Specialized
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hipocapnia
- In our series, 16% of patients even had hypocapnia at study entry.
- hypocapnia induced
Examples
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The doctor explained that hypocapnia can lead to symptoms like dizziness and tingling in the fingers.
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These may be associated with induced hypocapnia, osmotic diuresis, and controlled hypotension and hypovolemia.
Academic text (2004) -
Avoidance of excessive hypocapnia during positive-pressure ventilation might help to avoid central nervous system-mediated apnoeic episodes.
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Several factors, including hypocapnia associated with chronic metabolic acidosis and uremic toxins, may contribute to ventilatory control instability.
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We suggest that abrupt active closure of the glottis might represent the only way, besides awakening, to recover from extreme hypocapnia during passive mechanical hyperventilation during sleep.
Academic text (1992) -
Episodes of apnoea for up to 1 minute were observed in association with hypocapnia caused by passive nasal intermittent positive-pressure mechanical hyperventilation in 3 of 4 patients during sleep.
Academic text (1992) -
Such ventilatory support is increasingly used in the treatment of both acute and chronic respiratory failure, and we would like to draw attention to the possibility of hypocapnia-induced upper airways obstruction with a central origin during nIPPV.
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In cases of rapid breathing, patients may experience hypocapnia due to lower levels of carbon dioxide in their blood.
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Monitoring for hypocapnia is important during surgeries that involve controlled ventilation to ensure patient safety.
Synonyms
A low level of carbon dioxide in the blood often caused by deep or fast breathing
Antonyms
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Surface Forms
Morphology
hypocapnia = capnia (semi-transparent) = hypo + capn + ia
The word is built regularly from the medical prefix 'hypo-' meaning low and the technical base 'capnia', but the base is specialized rather than familiar to average learners.
Etymology
The word hypocapnia comes from two parts: hypo- meaning 'under', like in hypothermia, and capnia, from a Greek word for 'smoke' that doctors use for carbon dioxide. So hypocapnia means there is 'too little' carbon dioxide in the blood, often after fast or deep breathing.