A 1-month-old infant admitted to the emergency department in respiratory distress exhibits a regular pattern of breathing followed by brief periods of apnea, then tachypnea for a short time, eventually returning to a normal respiratory rate. The nurse documents this finding as which of the following?

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Periodic breathing is characterized by a pattern of breathing that includes regular breathing, followed by brief periods of apnea, and then tachypnea, which is what the infant is experiencing.

A 1-Month-Old Infant Admitted to the Emergency Department in Respiratory