Can someone clearly tell the difference between shallow breathing and hyperventilation-?

even in hyperventilation there is around 29 to 33 times of shallow breathing . so shallow breathing includes in hyperventilation?...

klnzpndtom	hyperventilation is rapid breathing that eliminates the carbon dioxide rapidly decreasing the partial pressure of the CO2 in the blood causing an alkolotic state. The shallow breathing is the opposite the co2 is not eliminated effectively and thus causes an acidotic state in the blood, this is refered to as hypoventilation
ridiculous1	I think the difference between the two is that hyperventilation has to do with the increase in RATE of respiration while shallow breathing has to do with decrease in VOLUME of air breathed in per respirarory cycle.
Gianna S	Shallow breathing involves taking somewhat less than a normal breath, which is 500 cc. The respiratory rate is the same as a normal repiratory rate, or 12 breaths per minute. Hyperventilation, quite the opposite, involves taking deeper breaths than normal, 1000 cc/breath, and more frequently, say, 30 times a minute. The first may result in hypoxia, or low oxygen concentration, and the second in hypocarbia, or low carbon dioxide. Hope this helps.
to whom it may confide	hyperventilation is rapid breathing and shallow breathing is very slow and coarse from what i know of it.
lee1946	Hyperventilation is blowing off carbon dioxide to levels lower than normal. Normal pCo2 is 35-45. A person does not need to breath fast to accomplish this...they can be breathing deep. On the other hand, a person can breath at a very rapid resp rate and NOT blow off enough pCO2. This happens frequently with COPDers or people with air/oxygen hunger. You cannot depend on a person's resp rate to determine hyperventilation....an ABG often proves the opposite (hypoventilation can be happening...when the pCO2 is higher than 45). With shallow breathing there CAN be hyperventilation, but it is also very possible the person is not able to blow off the carbon dioxide, so the rapid resp rate can mean something else like oxygen hunger....and with that we often find hyPOventilation.. I know I am repeating myself, but with resp infections and/or chronic resp diseases.....it can be dangerous to assume hyperventilation...regardless the age of the person. A twenty year old who is stressed....probably hyperventilation. A twenty year old with c/o flu sysmptoms....could be oxygen hunger/pneumonia.....possible pCO2 retention.....they need to see a physician...YOU can't tell what is going on!
twirlersmom	You can breathe as fast and shallow as you want and that's just what it is called "fast and shallow". Hyperventilation does not describe a breathing pattern, it describes what is occurring with gas exchange in the lungs. "Ventilation" refers to carbon dioxide diffusion into and out of the lungs. If you are hyperventilating, this means that you are blowing off too much CO2. If on the other hand you are hypoventilating, then you are retaining too much CO2. Hyperventilation can be caused by many things including pain, fear, anxiety, and stimulating drugs.