Question

a 44 - year - old male presents with abdominal pain. on auscultation, no bowel sounds are heard after listening for 2 minutes in all quadrants. what is the normal bowel sound frequency? 1 - 2 per minute 5 - 34 per minute absent continuous question 18 (2 points) which breathing pattern features alternating periods of apnea and crescendo - decrescendo breathing? ataxic breathing cheyne - stokes respiration kussmaul respiration biots breathing

Explanation:

For the first question, normal bowel sounds occur 5 - 34 times per minute. For the second question, Cheyne - Stokes respiration is characterized by alternating periods of apnea and crescendo - decrescendo breathing.

Answer:

First question: B. 5 - 34 per minute
Second question: B. Cheyne - Stokes respiration