A respiratory abnormality that is characterized by a specific form of periodic breathing (waxing and waning amplitude of flow or tidal volume) characterized by a crescendo-decrescendo pattern of respiration between central apneas or central hypopneas. [ url:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/books/NBK448165/ ]
Term information
- ICD9CM_2005:786.04
- UMLS_ICD9CM_2005_AUI:A0400651
- UMLS_CUI:C0008039
A respiratory abnormality that is characterized by a specific form of periodic breathing (waxing and waning amplitude of flow or tidal volume) characterized by a crescendo-decrescendo pattern of respiration between central apneas or central hypopneas.