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Cheyne-Stokes respiration |
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Cheyne-Stokes respiration [′chān·ē ′stōks res·pə′rā·shən] (medicine) Breathing characterized by periods of hyperpnea alternating with periods of apnea; rhythmic waxing and waning of respiration; occurs most commonly in older patients with heart failure and cerebrovascular disease. How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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| We stated this clearly to her doctors, and they raised her morphine level, in theory to ease the struggle of her Chain-Stokes breathing, but also knowing that it would depress her respiration and she would soon expire. |
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