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apneic

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apneic
pertaining or relating to apnea or affected with apnea.

apneic index
a measure of an anesthetic's toxicity with respect to the concentration of the anesthetic necessary to induce respiratory arrest. It compares the concentration of the anesthetic necessary to cause respiratory arrest for one minute to the potency of that particular agent.

apneic adjective Referring to apnea, breathless


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Early complications include apneic attacks, surgical emphysema, pneumothorax or pneumomediastinum, accidental decannulation, creation of a false passage, obstruction of the tube, hemorrhage, and chest infections.
2] levels fall below the apneic threshold, if the phrenic nerve is severed, or if oxygen levels rise above a critical level in an individual with chronically elevated C[O.
I wonder if, after all, tonight is his night, but after a long apneic spell, his diaphragm rises up, then gently falls.
 
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