A client is demonstrating a crescendo-decrescendo pattern of breathing with periods of apnea. The nurse would document this breathing pattern as being:
1. Cheyne-Stokes.
2. apnea.
3. bradypnea.
4. Kussmaul.
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Cheyne-Stokes breathing is a pattern of crescendo-decrescendo breathing. Apnea is the absence of breathing. Bradypnea is a breathing rate of less than 12 respirations per minute. Kussmaul breathing is rapid and deep and often associated with diabetic ketoacidosis.
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