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hypoventilation

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hy·po·ven·ti·la·tion  (hp-vntl-shn)
n.
Abnormally slow and shallow respiration, resulting in an increased level of carbon dioxide in the blood.


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4[degrees]C (patient 1); a 20-month-old girl with previous obstructive pulmonary disease who had acute respiratory insufficiency along with generalized hypoventilation, crackles, wheezing, and radiologic images of air entrapment requiring bronchodilator administration (patient 2); a 16-month-old girl who had a febrile syndrome, basal crackles on pulmonary auscultation, and perihilar infiltrates (patient 3); and an 11-month-old boy with pneumonia of the upper left lobe (patient 4).
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And some authors suggest that the protective effect of swimming might result from hypoventilation (insufficient breathing) and hypercapnia (subsequent C[O.
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