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Tachypnea (or "tachypnoea") (Greek
Greek language

Greek is an Indo-European languages native to the southern Balkan peninsula, the language of the Greek people. It forms an independent branch within Indo-European....
: "rapid breathing") is characterized by rapid breathing.

It is not identical with hyperventilation
Hyperventilation

In medicine, hyperventilation is the state of breathing faster and/or deeper than necessary, bringing about lightheadedness and other undesirable symptoms often associated with panic attacks....
 - tachypnea may be necessary for a sufficient gas-exchange of the body, for example after exercise, in which case it is not hyperventilation.

Tachypnea differs from hyperpnea
Hyperpnea

Hyperpnea is increased depth of breathing when required to meet demand, as during and following exercise or when the body lacks oxygen , for instance in high altitude or as a result of anaemia....
 in that tachypnea is rapid shallow breaths, while hyperpnea is rapid deep breaths.

Tachypnea can also be a symptom of carbon monoxide poisoning in which oxygen delivery to the tissues and organs is blocked causing hypoxia and direct cellular injury.








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Tachypnea (or "tachypnoea") (Greek
Greek language

Greek is an Indo-European languages native to the southern Balkan peninsula, the language of the Greek people. It forms an independent branch within Indo-European....
: "rapid breathing") is characterized by rapid breathing.

It is not identical with hyperventilation
Hyperventilation

In medicine, hyperventilation is the state of breathing faster and/or deeper than necessary, bringing about lightheadedness and other undesirable symptoms often associated with panic attacks....
 - tachypnea may be necessary for a sufficient gas-exchange of the body, for example after exercise, in which case it is not hyperventilation.

Tachypnea differs from hyperpnea
Hyperpnea

Hyperpnea is increased depth of breathing when required to meet demand, as during and following exercise or when the body lacks oxygen , for instance in high altitude or as a result of anaemia....
 in that tachypnea is rapid shallow breaths, while hyperpnea is rapid deep breaths.

Tachypnea can also be a symptom of carbon monoxide poisoning in which oxygen delivery to the tissues and organs is blocked causing hypoxia and direct cellular injury.

See also

  • Hypoventilation
    Hypoventilation

    In medicine, hypoventilation occurs when Ventilation is inadequate to perform needed gas exchange. By definition it causes an increased concentration of carbon dioxide and respiratory acidosis....
    , too shallow or too slow breathing
  • Control of respiration
    Control of respiration

    Control of ventilation refers to the physiology mechanisms involved in the control of ventilation . Gas exchange primarily controls the rate of respiration....