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Respiratory Therapist

Category - Patient Evaluations and Recommendations

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What types of respirations are present with Cheyne-Stokes?
  1. An irregular, chaotic breathing pattern with periods of apnea
  2. A regularly irregular and increase and decrease in depth of breathing with periods of apnea
  3. An extreme hyperventilation associated with diabetic acidosis
  4. A rumbling sound on auscultation from fluid in the airways
Explanation
Answer: B - Cheyne-Stokes respirations are regularly irregular and increase and decrease in depth of breathing with periods of apnea.
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