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Abnormal Respiration
Some abnomal respiration patterns
Question | Answer |
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Apnea | Periods of non-breathing |
Hyperapnea | abnormal increases in depth and rate of respiratory movements |
Hyperventilation | prolonged hyperapnea, resulting in increase carbon dioxide in blood levels |
Biot's respiration | Irregular breathing pattern, with deep and shallow breaths occuring randomly |
Cheyenne Stokes Respiration | periods of hyperapnea regularly alternating with periods of apnea, characterized by regular acceleration and deceleration in depth. |
Cluster Breathing | breaths follow each other is disorderly sequence, with irregular pauses between them. |