While Assessing an Unconscious Patient, the Respiratory Therapist Observes That

question 6

Multiple Choice

While assessing an unconscious patient, the respiratory therapist observes that the patient's breathing becomes progressively faster and deeper and then progressively becomes slower and shallower. After that, there is a period of apnea before the cycle begins again. This breathing pattern would be identified as:

• A) Cheyne-Stokes.
• B) tachypnea.
• C) Kussmaul.
• D) hyperventilation.

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