While observing a patient's breathing, you note that the depth and rate first increase, then decrease, followed by a period of apnea. Which of the following terms would you use in charting this observation?

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The described pattern of breathing, with increasing then decreasing depth and rate followed by apnea, is characteristic of Cheyne-Stokes breathing. Biot's breathing is characterized by unpredictable irregularities in depth and rate, apneustic breathing is characterized by prolonged inspirations with abrupt expirations, and paradoxical breathing is characterized by outward movement of the abdomen during inspiration and inward movement during expiration.

While Observing a Patient's Breathing, You Note That the Depth