Definitions
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- adjective same as
apneic .
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- adjective Alternative spelling of
apneic .
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- adjective of or relating to apnea
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Examples
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Another (British) study monitored reactions to the DTP when given to infants born prematurely and discovered severe apnoeic episodes in these infants following the administration of the DTP.
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In general increased sensitivity is preferable in order to improve patient-ventilator synchrony (ie to stop the patient "fighting" the ventilator) but excessively high sensitivity may result in false or auto-triggering (ie ventilator detects what it "thinks" is an attempt by the patient to breath although the patient is apnoeic).
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There are many advantages to sharing the same bed, most importantly, it is during sleep that we are most vulnerable, and another person in the same bed may improve ones chances of survival (fires, robbery, snakes, epileptic attacks, apnoeic attacks etc).
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In particular, it can lead to road accidents: some 25\% of apnoeic drivers report having fallen asleep at the wheel at least once.
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There are many advantages to sharing the same bed, most importantly, it is during sleep that we are most vulnerable, and another person in the same bed may improve ones chances of survival (fires, robbery, snakes, epileptic attacks, apnoeic attacks etc).
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Increasingly widespread, this chronic disease (currently believed to affect at least 5\% of middle-aged men and women, though the number of apnoeic subjects could be much higher) is often associated with snoring.
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Not only can frequent apnoeic episodes multiply the sufferer's risk of cardiovascular disease by five, they also have a direct impact on day-to-day life.
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Despite this adjustment, there remained thirty subjects with unexplained residual daytime sleepiness, which represented six per cent of the apnoeic patients treated with the renowned CPAP!
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In his view, daytime sleepiness is not sufficiently researched by doctors, even - or especially - if the apnoeic patient is given the gold standard treatment.
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The apnoeic patient, deprived of healing sleep, is perpetually tired, has greater difficulty in concentrating during the day, and, above all, suffers from daytime sleepiness that can have very serious consequences.
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