CNA- Chapter 24

 lack or absence (a) of breathing (pnea)

Slow (brady) breathing (pnea); respiration are fewer than 12 per minute

Respirations gradually increase in rate and depth and then become shallow and slow; breathing may stop (apnea) for 10 to 20 seconds

Difficult, labored, or painful (dys) breathing (pnea)

Respirations (ventilation) are rapid (hyper) and deeper than normal

Respirations (ventilation) are slow (hypo), shallow, and sometimes irregular

Cells do not have enough (hypo) oxygen (oxia)

Very deep and rapid respirations

Breathing deeply and comfortably only when sitting (ortho)

Sitting up (ortho)  and leaning over a table to breathe

Rapid (tachy) breathing (pnea); respiration are more than 20 per mintue