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Medical Author:

Ira H Tilles, MD

Coauthor:

Kimberly A Sing, MD

Medical Editor:

William C. Shiel Jr., MD, FACP, FACR

William C. Shiel Jr., MD, FACP, FACR

Dr. Shiel received a Bachelor of Science degree with honors from the University of Notre Dame. There he was involved in research in radiation biology and received the Huisking Scholarship. After graduating from St. Louis University School of Medicine, he completed his Internal Medicine residency and Rheumatology fellowship at the University of California, Irvine. He is board-certified in Internal Medicine and Rheumatology.

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Author: Ira H Tilles, MD, Consulting Staff, Department of Emergency Medicine, Mike O'Callaghan Federal Hospital.

Coauthor(s): Kimberly A Sing, MD, Consulting Staff, Department of Emergency Medicine, Mike O'Callaghan Federal Hospital.

Editor: William C. Shiel Jr., MD, FACP, FACR

REFERENCE:

MedscapeReference. Hyperventilation Syndrome.

Previous Contributing Editors: Scott H Plantz, MD, FAAEM, Research Director, Assistant Professor, Department of Emergency Medicine, Mount Sinai School of Medicine; Francisco Talavera, PharmD, PhD, Senior Pharmacy Editor, eMedicine; Jeter (Jay) Pritchard Taylor III, MD, Vice-Chief, Compliance Officer, Attending Physician Emergency Medicine Residency, Department of Emergency Medicine, Palmetto Richland Memorial Hospital, University of South Carolina.

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