Tachypnea and Hyperpnea
Authors: KAYE H. KILBURN
Journal: Annals of Internal Medicine (1965)

Article1 March 1965Tachypnea and HyperpneaSigns of Compensatory VentilationKAYE H. KILBURN, M.D.KAYE H. KILBURN, M.D.Search for more papers by this authorAuthor, Article, and Disclosure Informationhttps://doi.org/10.7326/0003-4819-62-3-486 SectionsAboutPDF ToolsAdd to favoritesDownload CitationsTrack CitationsPermissions ShareFacebookTwitterLinkedInRedditEmail ExcerptAbnormally rapid or deep breathing may be the first clue to disorders affecting the human respiratory apparatus at any point from the cerebral cortex to pulmonary alveoli. Normally, the rate of breathing at rest varies within narrow limits (1), and the tidal volume is altered to adjust ventilation to metabolic needs. Patients whose spontaneous (involuntary) breathing is outside these limits usually fall into one of two groups. Those with the hyperventilation syndrome represent one type with increased cortical drive or facilitation of breathing. This disorder is characterized by hyperpnea, the sensation of breathlessness or smothering, altered consciousness, blurred vision, and...References1. MEAD J: Control of respiratory frequency. J. Appl. Physiol. 15: 325, 1960. CrossrefGoogle Scholar2. GANDEVIAHUGH-JONES BP: Terminology for measurements of ventilatory capacity. A report to the Thoracic Society. Thorax 12: 290, 1957. CrossrefMedlineGoogle Scholar3. KORYCALLAHANBORENSYNER RCRHGJC: Clinical spirometry in normal men. Amer. J. Med. 30: 243, 1961. CrossrefMedlineGoogle Scholar4. SEVERINGHAUSBRADLEY JWAF: Electrodes for blood pO2 and pCO2 determination. J. Appl. Physiol. 13: 515, 1958. CrossrefMedlineGoogle Scholar5. CAMPBELL EJ: RipH. Lancet 1: 681, 1962. CrossrefMedlineGoogle Scholar6. KILBURNMILLERBURTONRHODES KHHAJER: Effects of altering ventilation on steady-state diffusing capacity for carbon monoxide. J. Appl. Physiol. 18: 89, 1963. CrossrefMedlineGoogle Scholar7. FILLEYMACINTOSHWRIGHT GFDJGW: Carbon monoxide uptake and pulmonary diffusing capacity in normal subjects at rest and during exercise. J. Clin. Invest. 33: 530, 1954. CrossrefMedlineGoogle Scholar8. CADIGANMARKSELLICOTTJONESGAENSLER JBAMFRHEA: An analysis of factors affecting the measurement of pulmonary diffusing capacity by the single breath method. J. Clin. Invest. 40: 1495, 1961. CrossrefMedlineGoogle Scholar9. LEUALLENFOWLER ECWS: Maximal mid-expiratory flow. Amer. Rev. Tuberc. 72: 783, 1955. Google Scholar10. ESTESSIEKERMCINTOSHKELSER EHHOHDGA: Reversible cardiopulmonary syndrome with extreme obesity. Circulation 16: 179, 1957. CrossrefMedlineGoogle Scholar11. SARGANT W: The hyperventilation syndrome. Lancet 1: 314, 1940. CrossrefGoogle Scholar12. STEAD EA: Hyperventilation. DM Feb. 1, 1960. Google Scholar13. SCHAEFER KW: Respiratory pattern and respiratory responses to CO2. J. Appl. Physiol. 13: 1, 1958. CrossrefMedlineGoogle Scholar14. SALTZMANHEYMANSIEKER HAAHO: Correlation of clinical and physiologic manifestations of sustained hyperventilation. New Eng. J. Med. 268: 1431, 1963. CrossrefMedlineGoogle Scholar15. MEGIBOWKATZFEINSTEIN RSLNM: Kinetics of respiration in experimental pulmonary embolism. Arch. Intern. Med. (Chicago) 71: 536, 1943. CrossrefGoogle Scholar This content is PDF only. To continue reading please click on the PDF icon. Author, Article, and Disclosure InformationAuthors: KAYE H. KILBURN, M.D.Affiliations: Durham, North CarolinaFrom the Department of Medicine, Duke University Medical Center, and Veterans Administration Hospital, Durham, N. C.This study was supported in part by research grant HE-07868 from the National Heart Institute, U. S. Public Health Service, Bethesda, Md.Requests for reprints should be addressed to Kaye H. Kilburn, M.D., Chief, Medical Service, Veterans Administration Hospital, Fulton Street and Erwin Road, Durham, N. C. 27705. PreviousarticleNextarticle Advertisement FiguresReferencesRelatedDetails Metrics Cited byDyspnea and Bronchospasm from Inappropriate Postexercise HyperventilationALEXANDER FERGUSON, M.D., WHITNEY W. ADDINGTON, M.D., EDWARD A. GAENSLER, M.D.Shock, Seizures, and Coma with Alkalosis During Mechanical VentilationKAYE H. KILBURN, M.D.Tachypnea and Hyperpnea 1 March 1965Volume 62, Issue 3Page: 486-498KeywordsAlveoliAttentionBreathingDyspneaHospital medicineResearch grantsTachypneaTidal volumeVentilatorsVision ePublished: 1 December 2008 Issue Published: 1 March 1965 PDF downloadLoading ...