Your patient is breathing in a crescendo-decrescendo pattern with periods of apnea lasting 20 seconds. Suspecting that he is displaying Cheyne-Stokes respirations, you obtain additional information listed below
Which of the following indicates that her breathing pattern may be a normal finding? a. The patient is 35 years old.
b. The patient is sleeping.
c. The patient experienced a blow to the head during a fight.
d. The patient has a broken rib.
B
Cheyne-Stokes respirations can also appear in sleep due to alterations in the respiratory center's ability to accurately perceive chemical and mechanical stimuli. This can be a normal finding in infants and elderly patients. Other causes of Cheyne-Stokes respirations where they are abnormal are severe congestive heart failure, renal failure, meningitis, drug overdosage, and increased intracranial pressure caused by a brain injury. Being 35 years of age and having a broken rib are not related to Cheyne-Stokes respirations.
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