Comment on the breathing pattern of a patient with prolonged inspiratory spasms that resemble breath holding?: (A) Biot breathing, (B) Apneustic breathing, (C) Cheyne stokes breathing, (D) Kussmaul breathing
Answer is B. Ans. B Apneustic breathingRef: Ganong: 25th ed. Page 656Prolonged inspiratory spasm that resemble breath holding is called apneusis. It occurs in case of damage to pneumotaxic centre with cut vagi.