ABNORMAL RESPIRATIONS

Course overview

THERE ARE MULTIPLE TYPES OF NORMAL AND ABNORMAL RESPIRATION. THEY INCLUDE APNEA, EUPNEA, ORTHOPNEA, DYSPNEA HYPERPNEA, HYPERVENTILATION, HYPOVENTILATION, TACHYPNEA, KUSSMAUL RESPIRATION, CHEYNE-STOKES RESPIRATION, SIGHING RESPIRATION, BIOT RESPIRATION, APNEUSTIC BREATHING, CENTRAL NEUROGENIC HYPERVENTILATION, AND CENTRAL NEUROGENIC HYPOVENTILATION. EACH PATTERN IS CLINICALLY IMPORTANT AND USEFUL IN EVALUATING PATIENTS. THIS ACTIVITY COVERS THE ESSENTIAL FEATURES OF ABNORMAL RESPIRATION AND HIGHLIGHTS THE ROLE OF THE INTERPROFESSIONAL TEAM IN CARING FOR PATIENTS AFFECTED BY THESE CONDITIONS.