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disease > respiratory disease > Cheyne-Stokes breathing

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Cheyne-Stokes breathing  

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  • Cheyne–Stokes respiration is an abnormal pattern of breathing characterized by progressively deeper, and sometimes faster, breathing followed by a gradual decrease that results in a temporary stop in breathing called an apnea. (Wikipedia)

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