The nurse is caring for a client experiencing a respiratory pattern characterized by irregular periods of increased rate and depth of respiration.The nurse notes this in the client's record as:
A)Biot's respirations
B)Cheyne-Stokes respirations
C)Kussmaul's respirations
D)tachypnea

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Kussmaul's respirations are a respiratory pattern characterized by irregular periods of increased rate and depth of respiration.

The Nurse Is Caring for a Client Experiencing a Respiratory