What happens during hyperventilation?

What will be an ideal response?


Answer: Rapid breathing, possibly even deeper than normal --> eliminating CO2 quicker than it can accumulate in your body (hypocapnia) --> causes you to feel faint by changing pH of body fluids (becoming more basic --> alkalosis)

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Which test would a health practitioner use to determine whether a patient has conductive or sensorineural hearing loss?

A) Ishihara test B) Romberg test C) Weber and Rinne tests D) Snellen test

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The average number of divisions that a human cell cultured in a dish can undergo is

A. 10-20. B. 60-100. C. 30-40. D. 40-60.

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