A Client Is Demonstrating a Crescendo-Decrescendo Pattern of Breathing with Periods

question 7

Multiple Choice

A client is demonstrating a crescendo-decrescendo pattern of breathing with periods of apnea. The nurse would document this breathing pattern as being:

• A) Cheyne-Stokes.
• B) apnea.
• C) bradypnea.
• D) Kussmaul.

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