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what would you have done??

LTC resident, 60 yrs old, no resp issues, has down's syndrome, no HX of sleep apnea

No CPR, but is to be transferred to hospital-as per care directives

During night shift her breathing looks erratic, she is sleeping but resps are labored. they seem to stop then restart. They stop for a few seconds then a loud snore, then restart. She is using accessory muscles to breathe. This is not normal for her. All VS are normal-resps are 18 but they are slow, then fast. She has had a cough for a few days, chest sounds ok.

O2 SAT was variable. Depending on resps it ranged from 79-95. Her normal sats are 95%.

What would you have done???

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maybe undiagnosised sleep apnea?

I'd be inclined to agree, possible new dx. Or, if you read the article nitemare posted, possible that. In eigther instance I wouldn't have panicked, possible asked for a sleep study.

The low 02 sats would have concerned me. I would have tried whatever intervention I could and if they did not come up, I would call the snoopervisor on, and per his/her advice then call or not call the dr at that point in time. I would then make sure the day shift was well aware and would make the MD aware if it was something new, and chart exactly what I saw and what I did.

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