Terminally ill Ms.Padgett has a buildup of fluid in her throat,which is causing a rattled breathing sound.As her heartbeat disintegrates,her muscles spasm and she gasps.Ms.Padgett is experiencing which phase of death?

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The agonal phase is characterized by irregular gasping, muscle spasms, and a rattled breathing sound as the body's systems begin to shut down. This is the final phase before clinical death occurs, making choices A and B incorrect. Mortality is a general term for the state of being subject to death and not specific to any particular phase of the dying process.

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