Shallow breathing

Slow breathing is a symptom of severe respiratory failure. Dyspnea, obvious or inconspicuous tri-concavity signs, short to rapid breathing, rhythm disturbances, frequent jaw breathing and apnea, reduced breathing sounds, worsening cyanosis of the lips, cyanosis at the ends of the limbs, chills, lethargy or coma, Even convulsions. In severe cases, there may be critical changes such as cerebral edema (bulbar conjunctival edema or optic nerve papillary edema) and cerebral hernia (various sizes on both sides of the pupil).

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