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What Causes Biot’s Respirations?

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What Causes Biot’s Respirations? Biot respiratory pattern is characterized by regular deep respirations interspersed with periods of apnea. It is caused by damage to the pons due to stroke, trauma, or uncal herniation. As the insult to the pons progresses, the pattern becomes irregular. At this point, the pattern deteriorates to ataxic breathing. What does

Can Dog Know When Someone Stop Breathing From Apnea?

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Can Dog Know When Someone Stop Breathing From Apnea? Results: Two of the three dogs correctly detected two thirds of obstructive sleep apnea patients (p < 0.000194 and p < 0.000003, respectively). Conclusions: We found that dogs can be trained to distinguish obstructive sleep apnea patients from healthy controls based on the smell of urine.