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| And oxygen deficiency and body tissue. A decreased concentration of oxygen inspired air. |
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| A blue, gray, sleep, or dark purple discoloration of the skin or mucous membranes caused by deoxygenation were reduced hemoglobin and the blood. |
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| Respirations ceased for several seconds. Persistent cessation results in respiratory arrest. |
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| Respiratory rate is abnormally low, and depth of ventilation is depressed. Hypercarbia sometimes occurs. |
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| Rate and depth of respirations increase. Hypocarbia sometimes occurs. |
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| Cheyne-Stokes Respirations |
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| Respiratory rate and Are irregular, characterized by alternating periods of apnea and hypoventilation. Respiratory cycle begins with slow, shallow breaths that gradually increased 2 abnormal rate and depth. The pattern reverses, breathing is let us and become shallow, climaxing an apnea before respirations resume. |
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| Respirations are abnormally deep, regular, and increased in rate. |
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| Auscultated at right and left lung bases. Fine crackles are high-pitched fine, short, interrupted crackling sounds heard during end of respiration, usually not cleared with coughing. Medium crackles are lower, more moist sounds heard during middle of inspiration; not cleared with coughing. Coarse crackles are allowed, bubbly sound heard during inspiration; not cleared with coughing. |
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| Auscultated throughout lung fields high-loss of the air flow through severely narrowed or obstructed airway. High-pitched, continuous musical sounds like a squeak heard continuously during inspiration and expiration; usually louder on expiration. |
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| A high-pitched, heart sound occurring during inspiration, often heard without the use of a stethoscope. Sign of upper airway obstruction, which may indicate the presence of a life-threatening condition such as, epiglottitis. |
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| Auscultated over her trachea and bronchi; if loud enough able to be heard over most of the lung fields. Caused by muscle spasms, fluid, or mucus in large airways. Loud, low-pitched, rumbling coarse sounds heard either during inspiration or expiration; sometimes cleared with coughing. |
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| Labored breathing that occurs when lying flat and improves when standing or sitting up. Classic symptom of left ventricular heart failure. |
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