Shallow breathing

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LSAT
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Shallow breathing

Post by LSAT » Thu Aug 22, 2013 9:13 am

Can very shallow breathing be recorded as a hypopnea?

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Tom W
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Re: Shallow breathing

Post by Tom W » Thu Aug 22, 2013 10:43 am

Like this?

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or are you looking for an example that looks more like an OA but is recorded as a hypopnea?

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Re: Shallow breathing

Post by Todzo » Thu Aug 22, 2013 3:24 pm

LSAT wrote:Can very shallow breathing be recorded as a hypopnea?
If it occurs after a period of not so shallow breathing - yes.
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