Multiple Choice
A patient has been admitted to the emergency department for a suspected drug overdose.His respirations are shallow,with an irregular pattern,with a rate of 12 per minute.The nurse interprets this respiration pattern as which of the following?
A) Bradypnea
B) Cheyne-Stokes respirations
C) Hypoventilation
D) Chronic obstructive breathing
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