HYPERVENTILATION FROM ORGANIC DISEASE
Authors: P R ARONSON
Journal: Annals of Internal Medicine (1959)

Article1 March 1959HYPERVENTILATION FROM ORGANIC DISEASEPHILIP R. ARONSON, M.D.PHILIP R. ARONSON, M.D.Search for more papers by this authorAuthor, Article, and Disclosure Informationhttps://doi.org/10.7326/0003-4819-50-3-554 SectionsAboutPDF ToolsAdd to favoritesDownload CitationsTrack CitationsPermissions ShareFacebookTwitterLinkedInRedditEmail ExcerptSymptoms of the hyperventilatory syndrome were first described in 1908 by Haldane and Poulton.1 These physiologists described the typical tingling in the extremities which subsequently became painful during a period of forced breathing. Since then, numerous references have been made to this syndrome,2, 5, 6 which is amply described by Ames.9It was not until about 1945, however, that the hyperventilatory syndrome began to receive widespread attention, with numerous articles describing the classic symptomatology, pathophysiology, therapy and other aspects of this commonly encountered problem.3, 4, 7-9 Its neurogenic nature has been stressed.As a result, clinicians are becoming better acquainted...Bibliography1. HaldanePoulton JSEP: The effects of want of oxygen on respiration, J. Physiol. 37: 390, 1908. CrossrefMedlineGoogle Scholar2. KerrDaltonGliebe WJJWPA: Some physical phenomena associated with the anxiety states and their relation to hyperventilation, Ann. Int. Med. 11: 961, 1937. LinkGoogle Scholar3. Carryer HM: The hyperventilation syndrome, M. Clin. North America 31: 845, 1947. CrossrefMedlineGoogle Scholar4. EngelFerrisLogan GLEBM: Hyperventilation: analysis of clinical symptomatology, Ann. Int. Med. 27: 683, 1947. LinkGoogle Scholar5. SteadWarren EAJV: Clinical significance of hyperventilation; role of hyperventilation in production, diagnosis and treatment of certain anxiety symptoms, Am. J. M. Sc. 206: 183, 1943. CrossrefGoogle Scholar6. FraserSargent RW: Hyperventilation attacks, Brit. M. J. 1: 378, 1938. CrossrefMedlineGoogle Scholar7. Rice RL: Symptom patterns of the hyperventilation syndrome, Am. J. Med. 8: 691, 1950. CrossrefMedlineGoogle Scholar8. Lewis BI: The hyperventilation syndrome, Ann. Int. Med. 38: 918, 1953. LinkGoogle Scholar9. Ames F: The hyperventilation syndrome, J. Ment. Sc. 101: 466, 1955. CrossrefGoogle Scholar10. MachellaDworkenBiel TEHJFJ: Observations on the splenic flexure syndrome, Ann. Int. Med. 37: 543, 1952. LinkGoogle Scholar11. McKellSullivan TEAJ: Hyperventilation syndrome in gastroenterology, Gastroenterology 9: 6, 1947. MedlineGoogle Scholar12. RyderShaverFerris HWMEB: Salicylism accompanied by respiratory alkalosis and toxic encephalopathy; report of a fatal case, New England J. Med. 232: 617, 1945. CrossrefGoogle Scholar13. Goldman A: Clinical tetany by forced respiration, J. A. M. A. 78: 1193, 1922. CrossrefGoogle Scholar This content is PDF only. To continue reading please click on the PDF icon. Author, Article, and Disclosure InformationAffiliations: Norwich, N. Y.*Received for publication June 2, 1958.From the Medical Department, Chenango Memorial Hospital, Norwich, N. Y., and the post graduate Medical Service of the State University College of Medicine, Upstate Center, Syracuse, N. Y.Requests for reprints should be addressed to Philip R. Aronson, M.D., Medical Arts Building, Newton Avenue, Norwich, N. Y. PreviousarticleNextarticle Advertisement FiguresReferencesRelatedDetails Metrics Cited byHypoventilation and Hyperventilation SyndromesANXIETYHyperventilation and panic disorderDEATH ASSOCIATED WITH HYPERVENTILATIONHyperventilation syndromeIMMUNOLOGICAL ASPECTS OF INFERTILITYTHE HYPERVENTILATION SYNDROME 1 March 1959Volume 50, Issue 3Page: 554-559KeywordsArrhythmiaBreathingGraduate medical educationHerniaHospital medicineMedical servicesParoxysmal supraventricular tachycardia ePublished: 1 December 2008 Issue Published: 1 March 1959 PDF downloadLoading ...