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6 years ago
A patient experiences a severe head injury hitting a tree while riding a motorcycle. Breathing be-comes deep and rapid but with normal pattern. What term should the nurse use for this condi-tion?
 
  a. Gasping
  b. Ataxic breathing
  c. Apneusis
  d. Central neurogenic hyperventilation
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ANS: D
Central neurogenic hyperventilation is a sustained, deep, rapid, but regular, pattern (hyperpnea) of breathing. Gasping is a pattern of deep all-or-none breaths accompanied by a slow respira-tory rate. Ataxic breathing is completely irregular breathing that occurs with random shallow and deep breaths and irregular pauses. Apneusis is manifested by a prolonged inspiratory pause alter-nating with an end-expiratory pause.
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