One paraplegic patient with coronary artery disease in congestive heart failure, one tetraplegic patient with alcoholic cardiomyopathy and postural hypotension, and one tetraplegic complete patient ...

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 ...

Central sleep apnea occurring within the cyclic breathing pattern of Cheyne–Stokes respiration has been reported to be common in patients with heart failure. 1 During sleep, episodes of ...

The sleep apnea forms of SDB can be classified into obstructive or central types. In the obstructive type, airflow is diminished or absent in the presence of continued chest and abdominal muscle ...

A clinical explainer outlines common end-of-life changes in advanced dementia and why recognizing them supports comfort-focused care. It reports how end-stage dementia often brings prolonged sleep, ...

Of note, if the patient is bedfast, complete evaluation of respiratory efficiency is often less than optimal because chest expansion is not always symmetric and percussion notes may be less resonant.