Hyperventilation
To breathe too fast and too deep.
Spongebob is hyperventilating.
Fun fact- Marie Osmond from Dancing with the Stars fainted due to hyperventilation.
Spongebob is hyperventilating.
Fun fact- Marie Osmond from Dancing with the Stars fainted due to hyperventilation.
Asthma
Disease caused by various conditions, like allergens, and resulting in constriction of the bronchial airways, dyspnea, coughing, and wheezing. Can cause violent spasms of the bronchi but is generally not a life threatening condition. Medication can be and usually is very effective.
This guy is using an inhaler for his asthma.
Fun Fact- In Children, boys are more likely to develop asthma than girls, but in adults, women are more likely than men.
This guy is using an inhaler for his asthma.
Fun Fact- In Children, boys are more likely to develop asthma than girls, but in adults, women are more likely than men.
Polysomnography
Monitoring a patient while sleeping to identify sleep apnea. Also known as a sleep apnea study.
Boo is very tired during the day because she gets bad sleep at night due to sleep apnea so they have to do a study so they can learn why she can't sleep at night.
Fun fact- Some people wake up so often during the night that they don't even realize that they woke up multiple times.
Boo is very tired during the day because she gets bad sleep at night due to sleep apnea so they have to do a study so they can learn why she can't sleep at night.
Fun fact- Some people wake up so often during the night that they don't even realize that they woke up multiple times.
Ventilator
A machine that provides artificial ventilation for a patient unable to breathe on their own. Also called a respirator.
Benedict Cumberbatch is using a respirator to help him breathe after falling off of a roof.
Fun fact- Ventilators help you breathe and you need to breathe to live.
Benedict Cumberbatch is using a respirator to help him breathe after falling off of a roof.
Fun fact- Ventilators help you breathe and you need to breathe to live.
Antitussive
Antitussive is medicine that stops the urge to cough.
Phoebe desperately needs an antitussive.
Fun fact- There are over 20,000 viruses that can be spread through a cough. COVER UP!
Phoebe desperately needs an antitussive.
Fun fact- There are over 20,000 viruses that can be spread through a cough. COVER UP!