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{{stub}} '''Respiratory depression''' or '''respiratory insuffíciency''' is when breathing reduces to a rate below 12 breaths per minute or fails to provide full ventilation and perfusion of the lungs.<ref name="MosbyDictionary">{{Cite book | title=Mosby's Dictionary of Medicine, Nursing and Health Professions - Revised 3rd Anz Edition|pages=1496|isbn=978-0-7295-8691-7|edition=|volume=|language=en|title-link=|url=https://books.google.co.uk/books?id=z46ADwAAQBAJ&newbks=0&lpg=PA1496&dq=%22respiratory%20depression%22&pg=PA1496#v=onepage&q=%22respiratory%20depression%22&f=true|access-date= | date = 2018-08-22|publisher=Elsevier Health Sciences | last = Harris | first = Peter | authorlink = | last2 = Nagy | first2 = Sue | authorlink2 = | last3 = Vardaxis | first3 = Nicholas | authorlink3 = |veditors=|others=|doi=|oclc=|quote=|archive-url=|archive-date=|location=Australia | editor-last = | editor-first = |editor1-link=|editor-last2=|editor-first2 = }}</ref> ==Prevalence== ==Symptom recognition == Respiratory depression is not a known symptom of [[ME/CFS]], but is a known side effect of some medications used for symptom relief in patients with ME/CFS, particularly [[opioid]]s.<ref name="canadianconsensus-CCC">{{Citation | last1 = Carruthers | first1 = Bruce M. | authorlink1 = Bruce Carruthers | last2 = Jain | first2 = Anil Kumar | authorlink2 = Anil Kumar Jain | last3 = De Meirleir | first3 = Kenny L. | authorlink3 = Kenny De Meirleir | last4 = Peterson | first4 = Daniel L. | authorlink4 = Daniel Peterson | last5 = Klimas | first5 = Nancy G. | authorlink5 = Nancy Klimas | last6 = Lerner | first6 = A. Martin | authorlink6 = Martin Lerner | last7 = Bested | first7 = Alison C. | authorlink7 = Alison Bested | last8 = Flor-Henry | first8 = Pierre | authorlink8 = Pierre Flor-Henry | last9 = Joshi | first9 = Pradip | authorlink9 = Pradip Joshi | last10 = Powles | first10 = AC Peter | authorlink10 = A C Peter Powles | last11 = Sherkey | first11 = Jeffrey A. | authorlink11 = Jeffrey Sherkey | last12 = van de Sande | first12 = Marjorie I. | authorlink12 = Marjorie van de Sande| title = Myalgic Encephalomyelitis/Chronic Fatigue Syndrome: Clinical Working Case Definition, Diagnostic and Treatment Protocols| journal = Journal of Chronic Fatigue Syndrome | volume = 11 | issue = 2 | pages = 7-115 | date = 2003 | pmid = | doi = 10.1300/J092v11n01_02| url = http://www.investinme.org/Documents/PDFdocuments/CanadianDefinitionME-CFS.pdf }}</ref> ==Notable studies== ==Possible causes== Respiratory depression may be caused by medications that act as '''respiratory depressants''', a drug or other agent that diminishes normal breathing. Most respiratory depressants, such as [[alcohol]] and [[:Category:opioids|opioids]], act by depressing the activity of the [[central nervous system]].<ref name="MosbyDictionary" /> ==See also == *[[:Category:Opioids|Opioids (category)]] *[[Alcohol]] ==Learn more == ==References == {{Reflist}} [[Category:Signs and symptoms]] [[Category:Pulmonary signs and symptoms]]
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