The irregularly irregular pattern of respiratory dyskinesia.
The respiratory pattern during wakefulness and sleep was characterized in a 70-year-old woman with respiratory dyskinesia. During wakefulness, both respiratory frequency and tidal volume exhibited an irregularly irregular pattern. In addition, wide fluctuations occurred in the position of the rib cage and abdomen at end expiration. A normal respiratory pattern appeared during non-REM and REM sleep.
D000368:Aged; D004576:Electromyography; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D012119:Respiration; D012120:Respiration Disorders / Q000503:physiopathology*; D012132:Respiratory Muscles / Q000503:physiopathology*; D012135:Respiratory Sounds; D012890:Sleep; D014851:Wakefulness