Cheyne–Stokes is a repeating cycle of gradually increasing and then decreasing breaths followed by a period of apnea, typically observed in patients with central nervous system or heart disorders. It is a clinically described pattern named after physicians Cheyne and-Stokes who first documented it in the 19th century. The term is used as a noun in medical contexts and is often encountered in neurology, pulmonology, and critical care notes.
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