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What is the medical definition for apnea?
Apnea is a medical condition characterized by a temporary cessation of breathing during sleep for at least 10 seconds. It is often associated with snoring, gasping, and daytime sleepiness. There are different types of apnea, including obstructive sleep apnea where the airway is blocked, and central sleep apnea where the brain fails to signal the muscles to breathe.
What is the most common cause of untimely death?
Cessation of breathing.
What conditions has the highest emergency priority a. loss of consciousness b. cessation of breathing c. shock d. bleeding?
b. cessation of breathing is the greatest threat to life, therefore has the highest priority.
Do you start CPR after cessation of agonal breathing?
Since agonal breathing will not support life, when agonal breathing occurs it is the same as no breathing; so immediately proceed with care.
What is the medical term meaning abnormal periodic cessation of breathing?
sleep apnea
What is the correct order of the progression of symptoms of severe exposure to cyanide vapor?
Increase in rate and depth of breathing, convulsions, cessation of respiration, cessation of heartbeat
What is obstructive sleep apnea?
Obstructive sleep apnea is a condition where your breathing is obstructed during sleep. This causes "apnea," or a brief cessation of breathing. Because you've stopped breathing, you'll partially wake up, disrupting your sleep.
What is Puncturing the trachea during choking and obstructed breathing termed?
Traumatic asphyxia.
Agreement to end the fight?
A temporary cessation of hostilities by mutual consent of the contending parties: cease-fire, truce, or armistice
Is truce a noun?
Yes, the word 'truce' is a noun, a singular, common, abstract noun; a word for a temporary cessation to fighting.
Respiratory effort usauly exhibited by patients with cerebral brain damage is called?
Cheyne-Stokes respiration. It is a pattern of breathing characterized by alternating periods of deep, rapid breathing followed by periods of shallow, slow breathing or even temporary cessation of breathing. This respiratory pattern is typically observed in patients with severe brain damage or neurological disorders affecting the brainstem.
What is cardioplegia?
Cardioplegia is the intentional and temporary cessation of cardiac activity. cardio meaning the heart and plegia meaning paralysis therefore" cardiac paralysis"
