Demonstration and treatment of hyperventilation causing asthma.
Ambulant, transcutaneous PCO2 monitoring has been used to show that hyperventilation precedes exacerbation of asthma in a patient. Brief treatment was shown to give him greater control of his breathing and enable him to avoid attacks of asthma.
Hibbert
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University of Oxford, Department of Psychiatry, Warneford Hospital.
Pilsbury
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D000328:Adult; D001007:Anxiety; D001249:Asthma / Q000209:etiology* / Q000503:physiopathology; D002245:Carbon Dioxide; D006801:Humans; D006985:Hyperventilation / Q000517:prevention & control / Q000523:psychology*; D008297:Male; D010366:Peak Expiratory Flow Rate; D013315:Stress, Psychological
D002245:Carbon Dioxide