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Hyperpnea

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Increased alveolar ventilation, Respiration Rate & Depth (VT) due to exercise but doesn’t change blood chemistry

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WHAT IS OXYGEN DEBT

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The amount of extra oxygen needed by muscle tissue to reconvert lactic acid into glucose & ATP during Anaerobic respiration in vigorous exercise.

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Dyspnea

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Shortness of Breath

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Orthopnea

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Discomfort in breathing (dyspnea) that is brought on or aggravated by lying flat.

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Types of Cough

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Acute, subacute & chronic
Productive & non-productive (dry)

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Pleurisy

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Or PLEURITIS is an inflammation of the membrane that surrounds and protects the lungs (the pleura).

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Hypoxemia vs Hypoxia

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Hypoxemia is a decrease in the partial pressure of oxygen in the blood

Hypoxia is the reduced level of tissue oxygenation

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Tachypnea

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Increased Respiratory rate

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