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Types of respiration ______________________________________________ − orthopnea: dyspnea when lying down − platypnea: dyspnea when the upper body is upright (e. g., congenital anomalies with right-toleft shunting) − Kussmaul respiration: abnormally deep and slow respirations in metabolic acidosis (ketoacidosis, renal failure) − sighing: individual, deep respirations (normally occurs a few times per hour) − Cheyne−Stokes respiration: periodic variation of respiratory depth with respiratory pauses (brief intervals of apnea) − Biot respiration: chaotic, irregular breathing (e. g., in processes affecting the medulla or medicationinduced respiratory depression) − gasping: rapid, shallow, snapping inspiratory movements interspersed with apneic pauses (deep intoxications, agonal respiration) ..Sahroz..
Posted on: Sun, 07 Jul 2013 11:44:52 +0000

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