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Hyperventilation is characterized by rapid breathing resulting in a loss of ___________

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Answer: Carbon Dioxide

Explanation: This deep, quick breathing changes the gas exchange in your lungs. Normally, you breathe in oxygen and breathe out carbon dioxide. But when you hyperventilate, the you breathe out more carbon dioxide than usual so that levels in your bloodstream drop.

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