Cheyne-Stokes Breathing: Causes and Characteristics
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What is the characteristic of Cheyne-Stokes breathing that distinguishes it from normal breathing?

  • Long, regular periods of apnea
  • Regular cycles of breaths with consistent depth
  • Irregular cycles of breaths with increasing depth
  • Cycles of breaths that begin shallowly, increase in depth, and reach a peak before diminishing (correct)

    • Which of the following conditions is most likely to cause Cheyne-Stokes breathing?

  • Increased intracranial pressure
  • Traumatic brain injury
  • Carbon monoxide poisoning
  • Congestive heart failure (correct)

    • What is the primary difference between Cheyne-Stokes breathing and Biot's breathing?

  • Length of apnea periods
  • Consistency of inspired volumes (correct)
  • Frequency of breaths
  • Depth of inspirations

    • In which situation is Cheyne-Stokes breathing considered a normal finding?

    <p>In sleeping infants</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the term used to describe the abnormal gait associated with Biot's breathing?

    <p>Ataxia</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Which of the following is a common cause of Biot's breathing?

    <p>Damage to the medulla from stroke</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the prognosis of a patient with Biot's breathing?

    <p>Poor</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the term used to describe Cheyne-Stokes breathing?

    <p>Periodic breathing</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the primary cause of abnormal hyperpnea?

    <p>Pathologies</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the term used to describe the breathing pattern characterized by deep inspiratory gasps held for some seconds before expiration?

    <p>Apneustic breathing</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the usual cause of agonal breathing?

    <p>Cerebral ischemia</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the function of the apneustic center in the pons of the medulla?

    <p>Control of the depth of inspiration</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the characteristic of agonal breathing that differs from Biot's breathing?

    <p>Slower rate with longer periods of apnea</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the term used to describe the Greek word for contest, as in a wrestling match, in the context of medicine?

    <p>Agonal</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the usual outcome of agonal breathing?

    <p>Impending death</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the term used to describe the breathing pattern characterized by very slow, very shallow inspirations followed by long irregular periods of apnea?

    <p>Agonal breathing</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the term used to describe the breathing pattern seen in diabetic ketoacidosis?

    <p>Kussmaul's breathing</p> Signup and view all the answers

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