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Shallow breathing, thoracic breathing, or chest breathing is the drawing of minimal breath into the lungs, usually by drawing air into the chest area using the intercostal muscles rather than throughout the lungs via the diaphragm.
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Severe
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3 | |
|---|---|---|
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Moderate
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14 | |
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Mild
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9 | |
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None
|
6 |
| Reason | # Patients | Percentage of patients | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ventilator | 4 | ||
| Breathing Exercises | 1 | ||
| Speech / Language Therapy | 1 |
Report created on February 11, 2012.