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Breathing Patterns - HCCRT

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Apnea?   Complete absence of breathing  
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Eupnea?   Normal breathing  
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Biot's Breathing?   Short episodes of rapid, uniformly deep inspirations, followed by 10-30 sec. of apnea. Often seen in patients with meningitis.  
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Hyperpenea?   Increased depth (volume) of breathing with or without an increased frequency  
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Hyperventilation?   increased rate or depth of breathing that causes an increase in CO2  
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Tachypnea? (Tak-kip-nee-a)   A rapid rate of breathing RR>24  
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Cheyne-Stokes Breathing?   Graduate increase and the decrease of rate and volume of breathing then 5-10 seconds of apnea. Often occurs in patients with cerebral disorders and CHF  
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Kussmaul Breathing?   Both an increased depth (hypernea) and rate of breathing. CO2 decreases, O2 increases.  
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Orthopnea?   A condition in which an individual is able to breathe most comfortably only in an upright position  
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Dyspnea?   Difficulty in breathing, of which the individual is aware. (SHORTNESS OF BREATH)  
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