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Descriptor English: Cheyne-Stokes Respiration
Descriptor Spanish: Respiración de Cheyne-Stokes
Descriptor respiración de Cheyne-Stokes
Scope note: Patrón anormal de respiración caracterizado por períodos alternantes de apnea y respiraciones profundas y rápidas. El ciclo comienza con respiraciones lentas y superficiales que aumentan gradualmente en profundidad y ritmo, seguidas por un periodo de apnea. El período de apnea puede durar de 5 a 30 segundos; a continuación, el ciclo se repite cada 45 segundos a 3 minutos.
Descriptor Portuguese: Respiração de Cheyne-Stokes
Descriptor French: Respiration de Cheyne Stokes
Entry term(s): Cheyne Stokes Respiration
Respiration, Cheyne-Stokes
Tree number(s): C08.618.182
C23.888.852.227
RDF Unique Identifier: https://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/D002639
Scope note: An abnormal pattern of breathing characterized by alternating periods of apnea and deep, rapid breathing. The cycle begins with slow, shallow breaths that gradually increase in depth and rate and is then followed by a period of apnea. The period of apnea can last 5 to 30 seconds, then the cycle repeats every 45 seconds to 3 minutes.
Allowable Qualifiers: BL blood
CF cerebrospinal fluid
CI chemically induced
CL classification
CN congenital
CO complications
DG diagnostic imaging
DH diet therapy
DI diagnosis
DT drug therapy
EC economics
EH ethnology
EM embryology
EN enzymology
EP epidemiology
ET etiology
GE genetics
HI history
IM immunology
ME metabolism
MI microbiology
MO mortality
NU nursing
PA pathology
PC prevention & control
PP physiopathology
PS parasitology
PX psychology
RH rehabilitation
RT radiotherapy
SU surgery
TH therapy
UR urine
VE veterinary
VI virology
Public MeSH Note: 91; was see under RESPIRATION DISORDERS 1977-90; was see under RESPIRATION 1966-76
Online Note: use RESPIRATION to search CHEYNE-STOKES RESPIRATION 1966-76
History Note: 91(66); was see under RESPIRATION DISORDERS 1977-90; was see under RESPIRATION 1966-76
DeCS ID: 2685
Unique ID: D002639
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Date Established: 1991/01/01
Date of Entry: 1999/01/01
Revision Date: 1999/11/08
Cheyne-Stokes Respiration - Preferred
Concept UI M0004037
Scope note An abnormal pattern of breathing characterized by alternating periods of apnea and deep, rapid breathing. The cycle begins with slow, shallow breaths that gradually increase in depth and rate and is then followed by a period of apnea. The period of apnea can last 5 to 30 seconds, then the cycle repeats every 45 seconds to 3 minutes.
Preferred term Cheyne-Stokes Respiration
Entry term(s) Cheyne Stokes Respiration
Respiration, Cheyne-Stokes



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