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    • Aerospace Medicine
    • Human Physiology
    • Respiratory Physiology

    Background:

    • Unexplained physiological events (PEs) in air forces may relate to hypoxia and hyperventilation.
    • Physiological monitoring is crucial for researching PEs, with SpO2 often considered despite limitations.
    • Similar physiological responses to hypoxia and hyperventilation necessitate differentiation.

    Purpose of the Study:

    • To characterize cardiovascular and respiratory responses to normobaric hypoxia and voluntary hyperventilation.
    • To assess the reliability of SpO2 as an indicator of hypoxia during hyperventilation.
    • To evaluate the impact of hypoxia and hyperventilation on cognitive function.

    Main Methods:

    • Ten healthy subjects underwent normobaric hypoxia (0, 8000, 12,000 ft) with normal breathing and voluntary hyperventilation.
    • Respiratory gas analysis, spirometry, finger pulse oximetry, and noninvasive blood pressure monitoring were used.
    • Cognitive impairment was assessed using the Stroop test.

    Main Results:

    • Voluntary hyperventilation increased minute ventilation and decreased end-tidal CO2 (PETCO2); altitude did not affect these.
    • End-tidal O2 (PETO2) and SpO2 decreased with increasing altitude.
    • SpO2 remained similar despite significant PETO2 drops during hyperventilation; only heart rate increased during hyperventilation.
    • Hyperventilation, not altitude, impaired cognitive function.

    Conclusions:

    • Cardiovascular and respiratory responses to hypoxia and hyperventilation show minimal differences, making them difficult to distinguish.
    • SpO2 is an unreliable marker of environmental hypoxia when hyperventilation is present.
    • Additional monitoring of minute ventilation and end-tidal gases is essential when using SpO2 in such scenarios.