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CHEYNE-STOKES RESPIRATION [1 record]

Record 1 2011-08-16

English

Subject field(s)
  • Symptoms (Medicine)
DEF

Anomaly of respiratory rhythm in which short paroxysms of deep, rapid breathing alternate with periods in which no breathing takes place (apnea). When the breathing phase begins, the individual respirations are small and slow but gradually increase to a maximum in depth and rate, then gradually diminish until the point of apnea is reached. Postulated to be due to an altered sensitivity of the respiratory centre. Seen in uremia.

OBS

The term "Cheyne-Stokes breathing" was recommended by the Medical Signs and Symptoms Committee.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Symptômes (Médecine)
DEF

Périodes d'apnée entrecoupées d'une série de respirations d'amplitude croissante, suivie d'une autre série d'amplitude décroissante.

OBS

Ce rythme respiratoire s'observe surtout dans l'insuffisance rénale terminale. Il semble dû à une irrigation défectueuse du centre respiratoire.

Spanish

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