While observing a patient's breathing, you note that the depth and rate first increase, then de-crease, followed by a period of apnea. Which of the following terms would you use in charting this observation?
a. Apneustic breathing
b. Cheyne-Stokes breathing
c. Biot's breathing
d. Paradoxical breathing
ANS: B
Table 16-2 describes some of the common abnormal patterns of breathing.
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