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  2. Apnea - Wikipedia

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    Voluntary hyperventilation before beginning voluntary apnea is commonly believed to allow the person involved to safely hold their breath for a longer period. In reality, it will give the impression that one does not need to breathe, while the body is actually experiencing a blood-oxygen level that would normally, and indirectly, invoke a ...

  3. Breath-holding spell - Wikipedia

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    There are four types of breath-holding spells. Simple breath-holding spell This is the most common type and the cause is the holding of breath. The usual precipitating event is frustration or injury. There is no major alteration of circulation or oxygenation and the recovery is spontaneous. [2] Cyanotic breath-holding spells

  4. Respiratory arrest - Wikipedia

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    If the patient does not breathe enough, then the volume-cycled ventilation will initiate a breath for the patient to bring up the breathing rate to the minimum respiratory rate. The synchronized intermittent mandatory ventilation (SIMV) is a similar method of mechanical ventilation that also delivers breaths at a fixed rate and volume that ...

  5. This is what happens to your body when you hold your breath

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    The world record for holding your breath is over 20 minutes! Find out what's happening to your body when you try.

  6. List of medical roots, suffixes and prefixes - Wikipedia

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    Greek ἴσχω (ískhō), hold back, restrain ischemia: ischio-of or pertaining to the ischium, the hip-joint Greek ἰσχίον (iskhíon), hip-joint, ischium ischioanal fossa-ine: of or pertaining to Latin -īnus, of or pertaining to; cognate with Greek -ινος, added to form adjectives relating to material, time, and so on

  7. Obstructive sleep apnea - Wikipedia

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    The second and third criteria are about respiration – waking with breath holding, gasping, or choking; snoring, breathing interruptions or both during sleep. The last criterion revolved around medical issues as hypertension, coronary artery disease, stroke, heart failure, atrial fibrillation, type 2 diabetes mellitus, mood disorder or ...

  8. The 'man who doesn't breathe' can hold breath for 22 minutes

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    Known as "the man who doesn't breathe," Severinsen holds the world record for holding his breath underwater for 22 minutes. Now he wants Well, Danish diver Stig Severinsen is here to help.

  9. Anatomical terminology - Wikipedia

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    Anatomy is often described in planes, referring to two-dimensional sections of the body. A section is a two-dimensional surface of a three-dimensional structure that has been cut. A plane is an imaginary two-dimensional surface that passes through the body. Three planes are commonly referred to in anatomy and medicine: [1] [2]: 4