Don’t Miss These Deadly Breathing Patterns These breathing patterns aren’t “just odd.” They’re red flags that your patient is critically unwell. Agonal, Kussmaul, Cheyne–Stokes, Biot’s and even brief apnoeic episodes all point to life-threatening underlying causes from cardiac arrest to metabolic collapse and brain injury. If you can name the breathing pattern, you should be thinking high-risk and reassessing airway, circulation and level of consciousness immediately. Learn. Adapt. Respond. | Th