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Bradypnea
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slow breathing, less than 12 per minute
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Tachypnea
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rapid breathing, respiration more than 20 per minutes
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Apnea
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the lack or absence of breathing
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Asystole
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no heart beat
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Dyspnea
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difficulty breathing
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Hypoventilation
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respirations are slow, shallow, and sometimes irregular
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Hyperventilation
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respirations and rapid and deeper than normal
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Cheyne-strokes
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Respirations gradually increase in rate and depth and then become shallow and slow; breathing may stop for 10-20 seconds
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Bradycardia
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A slow heart rate; less than 60 beats per minutes
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Tachycardia
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A rapid heart rate; more than 100 beats per minute
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