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Apnea seen in clients with Cheyne-Stokes respiration is defined as:
  1. Inability to breath in a supine position, so the patient sits up in bed to breathe.
  2. The client is dead; the breathing stops.
  3. There is an absence of breathing for a period of time, usually 15 seconds or more.
  4. Slow, shallow, and sometimes irregular respirations
Explanation
Answer: C - Apnea in clients with Cheyne-Stokes respiration is defined as an absence of breathing for a period of time, usually 15 seconds or more. Choice A refers to orthopnea. Technically, apnea is lack or absence of breathing, but choice B is not the correct answer. The question is asking for the description of apnea in a Cheyne-Stokes respiration, not referring to a dead person. Choice D refers to hypoventilation.
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