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2. Bradypnea - Wikipedia

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   Bradypnea is abnormally slow breathing. ... Age 0–1 year < 30 breaths per minute; ... supplemental oxygen is given to the individual. Treatments can range from ...

3. Hypoxemia - Wikipedia

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   Hypoxemia (also spelled Hypoxaemia) is an abnormally low level of oxygen in the blood. [1] [2] More specifically, it is oxygen deficiency in arterial blood. [3] Hypoxemia is usually caused by pulmonary disease. Sometimes the concentration of oxygen in the air is decreased leading to hypoxemia.

4. Shortness of breath - Wikipedia

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   Shortness of breath (SOB), known as dyspnea (in AmE) or dyspnoea (in BrE), is an uncomfortable feeling of not being able to breathe well enough. The American Thoracic Society defines it as "a subjective experience of breathing discomfort that consists of qualitatively distinct sensations that vary in intensity", and recommends evaluating dyspnea by assessing the intensity of its distinct ...

5. List of terms of lung size and activity - Wikipedia

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   Following are terms that specify a type of lung size and/or activity. More specific definitions may be found in individual articles. Eupnea – normal breathing; Apnea – absence of breathing

6. Acute respiratory distress syndrome - Wikipedia

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   In effect, ARDS impairs the lungs' ability to exchange oxygen and carbon dioxide. [1] Adult diagnosis is based on a PaO 2 /FiO 2 ratio (ratio of partial pressure arterial oxygen and fraction of inspired oxygen) of less than 300 mm Hg despite a positive end-expiratory pressure (PEEP) of more than 5 cm H 2 O. [ 1 ] Cardiogenic pulmonary edema ...

7. Shallow breathing - Wikipedia

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   Shallow breathing, thoracic breathing, costal breathing or chest breathing [1] is the drawing of minimal breath into the lungs, usually by drawing air into the chest area using the intercostal muscles rather than throughout the lungs via the diaphragm. Shallow breathing can result in or be symptomatic of rapid breathing and hypoventilation ...