A Healthcare Professional Reads in the Patient's Chart and Notes

question 13

Multiple Choice

A healthcare professional reads in the patient's chart and notes the patient has Cheyne-Stokes respirations. What clinical finding would the professional correlate with this condition?

• A)Sustained deep rapid but regular pattern of breathing
• B)Crescendo-decrescendo pattern of breathing, followed by a period of apnea
• C)Prolonged pause after the inspiratory period with occasional end-expiratory pause
• D)Completely random, irregular breathing pattern with pauses

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Definitions:

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