hypoventilating
Taking insufficient breaths
Hypoventilating is breathing too slowly or too shallowly to meet the body's need for oxygen and carbon dioxide exchange.
The condition can result from sedation, respiratory illness, or neurological damage.
The patient was hypoventilating, so we placed her on supplemental oxygen.
The opposite is hyperventilating.
Low blood oxygen levels
- acidosisExcess blood sourness
- respiratory acidosispH drop from CO2 retention
- cyanosisBlue skin from low oxygen
- oxygen saturationBlood's carried gas level
Gas exchange in organisms
- shallow breathingMinimal lung expansion
- dyspneaLabored respiration condition
- apneaTemporary cessation of respiration
- tachypneaAbnormally quick breathing rate
inhalation · exhalation · airway · diaphragm · alveoli · bronchial · lung function · pulmonary
Inadequate lung gas exchange
- respiratory arrestComplete halt of breathing
- COPDChronic obstructive pulmonary disease
- emphysemaDamaged lung air sacs
- asthmaChronic lung inflammation
sleep apnea · lung disease · oxygen therapy · CPAP · intubation
Difficulty drawing air
- fatigueWeariness from prolonged exertion
- drowsinessState of near-sleep
- confusionMental disorientation or bewilderment
- headacheCranial pain
dizziness · lethargy · disorientation · tachycardia · somnolence · poor concentration · slurred speech
hypoxemia
Low blood oxygen levels
- acidosisExcess blood sourness
- respiratory acidosispH drop from CO2 retention
- cyanosisBlue skin from low oxygen
respiration
Gas exchange in organisms
- shallow breathingMinimal lung expansion
- dyspneaLabored respiration condition
- apneaTemporary cessation of respiration
tachypnea · inhalation · exhalation · airway · diaphragm · alveoli · bronchial · lung function · pulmonary · oxygenation
respiratory failure
Inadequate lung gas exchange
- respiratory arrestComplete halt of breathing
- COPDChronic obstructive pulmonary disease
- emphysemaDamaged lung air sacs
asthma · sleep apnea · lung disease · oxygen therapy · CPAP · intubation
breathlessness
Difficulty drawing air
- fatigueWeariness from prolonged exertion
- drowsinessState of near-sleep
- confusionMental disorientation or bewilderment
headache · dizziness · lethargy · disorientation · tachycardia · somnolence · poor concentration · slurred speech