bradypnea

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bradypnea

[‚brād·ē′nē·ə]
(medicine)
Abnormal slowness of respiration.
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An RR of 10 bpm or fewer is considered bradypnoea and indicative of respiratory depression.
Capnography: monitoring C[O.sub.2]
The key findings were rapidly progressive bradypnoea leading to apnoea due to loss of respiratory effect.
Toxicokinetics of organophosphours compounds
A 68-year-old woman presented with stupor (Glasgow coma score 11/15), severe sinus bradycardia (36 beats/minute) and bradypnoea (6 breaths/minute), after being bed-bound for a prolonged period owing to extreme lethargy.
Case report
Following induction, the birds were transported to the clinic, where a venous blood gas sample was taken for analysis, which indicated a respiratory acidosis, with a mean arterial pCO2 of 54.46 mmHg (SD 9.31) and venous pH of 7.135 (SD 0.11), most likely due to moderate bradypnoea. Atipamezole 0.2 mg/kg i.v.
J Zoo Wildl: Use of thiafentanil-medetomidine for the induction of anesthesia in emus (Dromaius novaehollandiae) within a wild animal park
PSG findings resemble central apnoea with protracted expiratory bradypnoea without oxygen desaturation.
Overview of sleep & sleep disorders
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