Respiratory

Question 1

Agonal

Answer 1

Irregular, widely spaced gasps usually in a dying patient

Question 2

Apnuestic

Answer 2

Prolonged inspiratory hold “fish breathing” occurs when there is damage to the pnuemotaxic center in the brain; severe brain injury

Question 3

Ataxic

Answer 3

Chaotically irregular respirations. Brain injury or brainstem herniation

Question 4

Biot respirations

Answer 4

Irregular pattern, rate and depth with intermittent patterns of apnea. Brain injury or brainstem herniation

Question 5

Bradypnea

Answer 5

Unussually slow respirations

Question 6

Central neurogenic hyperventilation

Answer 6

Tachypnea hyperpnea; rapid, deep respirations because of ICP or direct brain injury. results in respiratory alkalosis

Question 7

Cheyne-stokes respirations

Answer 7

crescendo-decrescendo breathing with a period of apnea between cycles. Brain trauma

Question 8

Hyperpnea

Answer 8

abnormally increased rate and depth of breathing,

Question 9

Hypopnea

Answer 9

abnormally decreased rate and depth of breathing

Question 10

Kussmal respirations

Answer 10

same as central neurogenic hyperventilation but caused by the body’s attempt in metabolic acidosis to rid itself of blood acetone via the lungs. Seen in DKA