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Respiratory Patterns in Various Disease Conditions

Using Accessory Muscles of Respiration
This video is of an adult with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD). The patient can be seen employing the sternocleidomastoid muscles to meet the demand for breathing. This video also shows tracheal tugging.

Cheyne-Stokes Respiration
Video of adult.

Kussmaul Breathing Pattern
The 10-year-old child in this video has a severe acidosis breathing pattern known as Kussmaul, or diabetic ketoacidosis.
Kussmaul Breathing in Diabetic Ketoacidosis
This video features a 5-year-old boy with DKA who is displaying the Kussmaul respiratory pattern linked to metabolic acidosis.

Recognizing Respiratory Distress
Video focusing on infants
Respiratory Distress Signs
Video of infant