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Biot's Respiration on Physical Exam
Biot's respiration is an abnormal pattern of breathing characterized by groups of
abnormal pattern of breathing ... irregular periods of apnea ... : neurological causes ... #PhysicalExam #Breathing
Causes of Apparent Life Threatening Event (ALTE) - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Cardiac:
 • Congenital Heart Disease
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Causes of Apparent ... Disorders • Central Apnea ... : • Periodic Breathing ... • Apnea of Infancy ... Diagnosis #Algorithm #Causes
Abnormalities in Rate and Rhythm of Breathing 
Normal 
The respiratory rate is about 14—20 per min
has a number of causes ... has several causes ... with periods of apnea ... Other causes include ... Causes include
High Central Neuraxial Block - Guidelines for Crises in Anaesthesia
• Can occur with deliberate or accidental
Guidelines for Crises ... bradycardia – difficulty breathing ... consciousness – apnoea ... Treat airway and breathing ... Consider other causes
Causes of no Lung Sliding - Differential Diagnosis
 • Massive atelectasis - If the lung is
Causes of no Lung ... an airway) and apnea ... patient isn't breathing ... Differential #Diagnosis #Causes
Management of Apnea in Procedural Sedation
 • Apnea Definition: The cessation of breathing for more than
Management of Apnea ... Procedural Sedation • Apnea ... The cessation of breathing ... OR cessation of breathing ... medshubham #Apnea
Comparison of Pathologic Breathing Patterns
Biot's respiration aka ataxic respiration:
 - Periodic breathing: hyperpnea (or normopnea) and
of Pathologic Breathing ... respiration: - Periodic breathing ... normopnea) and apnea ... damage Kussmaul breathing ... hyperpnoea/hypopnea and Apnea
Table of Breathing Patterns and Their Associated Conditions
Apnea
Biot's respirations
Bradypnea
Cheyne-Stokes respirations	
Hyperpnea
Hyperventilation
Hypoventilation
Kussmaul respirations
Orthopnea
Paradoxic ventilation
Sighing respirations
Tachypnea
Hoover's sign

#Breathing #Patterns #Diagnosis
Table of Breathing ... Associated Conditions Apnea ... Hoover's sign #Breathing
CAPNOGRAPHY 
Provides a measure of ventilation – or concentration of CO2 exhaled air (aka end tidal
patient has stopped breathing ... Apnea or hypoventilation ... patient has stopped breathing ... time to detect Apnea ... hyperventilation #apnea
Cheyne-Stokes Respirations on Physical Exam
Cheyne-Stokes is a type of breathing disorder characterized by cyclical episodes of
Cheyne-Stokes is a type of breathing ... cyclical episodes of apnea ... #PhysicalExam #Breathing