KROK 1 2019 – Question 26 · KROK (Medicine) · Pathophysiology
A patient with asphyxia after a brief respiratory arrest developed single infrequent respirations with passive expiration, after which he stopped breathing completely. What type of respiration was observed in this case?
- A. Kussmaul respiration
- B. Cheyne-Stokes respiration
- C. Biot respiration
- D. Apneustic respiration
- E. Gasping respiration
Hint
Match the pattern described, rare single efforts with passive expiration after a pause, to the type of pathological breathing and to the stage of dying in which it appears.
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