Hyperventilation syndrome differential diagnosis
Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1], Farman Khan, MD, MRCP [2]
Differentiating Hyperventilation syndrome from other diseases
Differentiating Hyperventilation syndrome from other diseases
Many serious and emergent medical conditions can present with symptoms also found in patients with hyperventilation syndrome. The differential diagnosis of HVS is broad, and includes:[1]
Cardiac
- Acute coronary syndrome
- Arrhythmia like atrial fibrillation, Atrial flutter
- Heart failure
Endocrine and Metabolic
- Hyperthyroidism
- Ketoacidosis
- Less frequently hypoglycemia or hypocalcemia
Musculoskeletal
Neurologic
Pulmonary
- Asthma exacerbation
- Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease exacerbation
- Pneumonia
- Pneumothorax
- Pulmonary embolism
References
References
- ↑ Lewis RA, Howell JB (1986). “Definition of the hyperventilation syndrome”. Bulletin Européen De Physiopathologie Respiratoire. 22 (2): 201–5. PMID 3708188.
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