Free AAMA Certified Medical Assistant (CMA) Practice Question
A patient is breathing rapidly and deeply, complaining of dizziness, and experiencing tingling in their fingers. What condition are these symptoms most indicative of?
The described symptoms are indicative of hyperventilation, a condition where a person breathes in excess of the body's requirement, leading to a decrease in carbon dioxide levels which can cause dizziness, tingling of the fingers, and other symptoms due to constriction of blood vessels supplying certain parts of the body.
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