What term is used to describe the absence of breathing?

a. Orthopnea
b. Platypnea
c. Eupnea
d. Apnea


ANS: D
Apnea is the term used to describe no breathing and is typically caused by cardiac arrest, narcotic overdose, and severe brain trauma.

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