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What effect does hyperventilation have on the concentration of co2 in the blood?
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∙ 13y ago
Hyperventilation will blow off carbon dioxide which reduces the alkaline component of the blood, resulting in acidosis and a lower blood pH. (See Andromeda Strain). This is why re-breathing into a bag to increase carbon dioxide in your blood will make you feel less faint. Now you know why you pass out when blowing up that air mattress on the camping trip!
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it produces respiratory alkalosis and a higher blood pH
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∙ 12y ago
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∙ 14y agoIt increases blood PH, more basic
Less water pulls carbonic acid reaction toward CO2 and H2O - pH should increaseAdd your answer:
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Why does breathing into a paper bag decrease effects of hyperventilation?
The major symptoms caused by hyperventilation are caused by the decrease in arterial carbon dioxide (CO2) caused by hyperventilation. Breathing into a bag causes you to rebreathe CO2 and raise the CO2 level, which causes the symptoms to go away. The danger of this is that you can actually raise the CO2 level too much and cause other problems.
How does carbon dioxide affect cerebral artery?
CO2 causes vasodilation of the cerebral artery. The mechanism is pressumed to be due to direct effect of CO2 on the wall of the blood vessels. Anecdotal/clinical evidence: In emergency head injury, raised intracranial pressure can be treated by hyperventilating the patient. Hyperventilation reduces the PaCO2 in the blood. This causes vasoconstriction of the cerebral vessels and reduces ICP almost immediately.
What does medullary breathing centers directly sense and responds to?
blood PH and Co2 concentration
Do Veins have high concentration in CO2?
Usually, but not necessarily. A vein is a blood vessel that is returning to the heart, so it usually has a higher concentration of CO2 than an artery. But in the case of the Pulmonary vein, it is returning to the heart from the lungs, so it has a higher concentration of oxygen than carbon dioxide.
Why does the pH level decrease when blood CO2 levels increase?
well...too much CO2 in the body means there's a high H+ concentration.... which means there's low pH.
Does hyperventilation raise or lower blood sugar blood CO2 concentration?
does nothing to blood sugar, and lowers co2 to almost nothing.
Why does Hyperventilation cause apnea?
WIth hyperventilation there is a decrease of CO2 in the blood and lungs. Lowering CO2 concentration increases the time before the respiratory center becomes stimulated.
Hyperventilation is most likely to be accompanied by a?
decrease in blood CO2 concentration and a rise in pH
What effect does rapid exhalation of CO2 during exercise have on the concentration of H2CO3 in the blood?
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What effect does rapid exhalation of CO2 during excerise have on the concentration of H2CO3 in the blood?
During exercise it has no effect. Without the exercise it would lower the CO2 (or H2CO3) levels.
How would the movement of CO2 be affected if the concentration of CO2 in the lungs was equal or higher than the concentration in the blood?
If the concentration of CO2 in the lungs was higher or equal the concentration in the blood, there will be no diffusion of CO2 in the air of the lungs. The person will suffocate in this situation.
When hyperventilation causes a patient to exhale large amounts of CO2 the blood pH rises in a condition called?
Respiratory Alkalosis.
How can damage to the respiratory system be prevented during free diving?
Hyperventilation is used by free divers to reduce the concentration of CO2 and extend the length of breath-holding.
How can a change in respiration affect blood pH?
Breathing rapidly (hyperventilation) or slowly (hyperventilation) are ways the body may become unbalanced or attempt to compensate an imbalanced blood pH. The blood's normal pH is 7.35-7.45. Carbon dioxide (CO2) is acts to acidify the blood (lower the pH). Therefore, hyperventilating (deceasing the CO2 contained in the blood) increases blood pH. Inversely, hypoventilation creates a decline in blood pH.
What is the effect of hyperventilation on pH?
Blood pH is normally 7.35-7.45. With excess CO2 in the circulatory system, cabonic acid becomes present, which in turn decreases pH of blood. Thus, to return blood pH to a normal level, ventilation is increased to increase oxygen saturation and decrease CO2 saturation, which will then reduce the amount of carbonic acid, which will normalize blood pH.
Why does breathing into a paper bag decrease effects of hyperventilation?
The major symptoms caused by hyperventilation are caused by the decrease in arterial carbon dioxide (CO2) caused by hyperventilation. Breathing into a bag causes you to rebreathe CO2 and raise the CO2 level, which causes the symptoms to go away. The danger of this is that you can actually raise the CO2 level too much and cause other problems.
What acid-base imbalance occurred with hyperventilation?
When you have too much CO2, you start hyperventilating. What too much CO2 does is that it makes more acid in your blood. This problem is called acidosis. So your blood basically becomes too acidic, which leads to your body needing to remove this CO2 that is causing this.
