You observe a patient's breathing pattern as very irregular, with periods of breathing interspersed with long periods of apnea. Which of the following terms would you use in charting this observation?
A) Apneustic breathing
B) Biot's respiration
C) Cheyne-Stokes breathing
D) Kussmaul's breathing
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