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Of note, if the patient is bedfast, complete evaluation of respiratory efficiency is often less than optimal because chest expansion is not always symmetric and percussion notes may be less resonant.

VAGOTOMIZED, midpontile decerebrate animals have been reported to exhibit decerebrate rigidity, apneustic breathing, tachycardia and arterial hypertension 1,2. These manifestations of hyperactivity in ...