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== Types of Breathing ==
In men – '''abdominal type''', movements of the diaphragm with rhythmic arching and descent of the abdominal wall.

In women – '''costal type''', raising and lowering of the ribs.

* '''[[Eupnoea]]''' - normal, relaxed breathing, 15-20 breaths/min.
* '''[[Tachypnoea]]''' - rapid breathing.
* '''[[Bradypnoea]]''' - slow breathing.
* '''[[Hyperpnea]]''' - deepened breathing.
* '''[[Apnoea]]''' - temporary cessation of breathing.
* '''[[Dyspnoea]]''' - labored breathing using the auxiliary respiratory muscles.
* '''[[Cheyne-Stokes breathing]]''' - individual breaths gradually deepen and at the same time their frequency increases, after reaching the maximum, the depth of breath and frequency gradually decrease until [[Apnoeic pause|apnoeic pause] ]. Then the whole cycle repeats itself. It is most easily caught while [[unconscious]] or [[Sleep|sleep]]. It occurs, for example, in [[heart failure|heart failure]], [[uremia]], severe [[pneumonia]].
* '''[[Biot's breathing]]''' - breathing waves of varying depth alternate irregularly with apneic pauses - [[Meningitis|meningitis]], [[Encephalitis|encephalitis]].
* '''[[Kussmaul breathing]]''' - deep and rapid breathing - [[diabetic coma]].
* '''other breathing disorders''' - wheezing, breathing with prolonged expiration.

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== Links ==
===Related Articles===
* [[Mechanics of Breathing]]
* [[Breathwork]]
* [[Breathing Chain]]
* [[Respiratory system (histology)]]

=== References ===
* {{Citace
| typ = kniha
| příjmení1 = Chrobák
| jméno1 = Ladislav
| kolektiv = ano
| titul = Propedeutika vnitřního lékařství
| vydání = 2
| vydavatel = Grada
| rok = 2003
| isbn = 80-247-0609-1
}}
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[[Category:Internal medicine]]
[[Category:Pneumology]]
[[Category:Physiology]]
[[Category:Internal propaedeutics]]