The nurse observes ______ breathing during the patient's sleep, showing alternating periods of deep and shallow breaths followed by apnea.

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핵심 개념

• Cheyne-Stokes breathing — A breathing pattern characterized by rhythmic alternating periods of deep and shallow breathing followed by periods of apnea, often associated with heart failure or brain damage
• periodic breathing — A breathing pattern with regular cycles of breathing followed by periods of apnea, typically less severe than Cheyne-Stokes breathing
• ataxic breathing — An irregular, unpredictable breathing pattern with random variations in rate and depth, often indicating lower brainstem damage
• Biot's breathing — A breathing pattern characterized by clusters of rapid, deep breaths followed by periods of apnea, often seen in severe brain damage
• Kussmaul breathing — Deep, rapid breathing pattern characterized by increased tidal volume and respiratory rate, often seen in metabolic acidosis