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The final breathing pattern doctors often see before death
Death is mysterious that scientists can't fully explain, even if they've been observing trends in dying patients, like this odd breathing pattern, for years.
ALTHOUGH aminophylline has been known for many years to abolish Cheyne-Stokes respiration and restore a normal breathing pattern, the mechanism of this phenomenon is poorly understood. This agent acts ...
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Dear Dr. Roach: My wife of 52 years is 71 and has developed what I assume is a problem with her breathing when she sleeps. During some periods of sleep, she starts taking a rhythmic set of breaths.
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