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apnea
lack or absence (a) of breathing (pnea)
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bradypnea
Slow (brady) breathing (pnea); respiration are fewer than 12 per minute
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Cheyne-Stokes respirations
Respirations gradually increase in rate and depth and then become shallow and slow; breathing may stop (apnea) for 10 to 20 seconds
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dyspnea
Difficult, labored, or painful (dys) breathing (pnea)
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hyperventilation
Respirations (ventilation) are rapid (hyper) and deeper than normal
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hypoventilation
Respirations (ventilation) are slow (hypo), shallow, and sometimes irregular
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Hypoxia
Cells do not have enough (hypo) oxygen (oxia)
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Kussmaul respirations
Very deep and rapid respirations
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orthopnea
Breathing deeply and comfortably only when sitting (ortho)
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orthopneic position
Sitting up (ortho) and leaning over a table to breathe
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tachypnea
Rapid (tachy) breathing (pnea); respiration are more than 20 per mintue
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