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Health, 01.09.2019 11:30, michaelmcgee99

You are caring for a 25-year-old male patient that has been shot once in the head. the patient has a noticeable breathing pattern that alternates between apnea (no breathing) and hyperpnea (fast breathing). your understanding of pathophysiology leads you to believe the breathing pattern may be due to damage to the section of his brain responsible for respiratory control, also known as the:

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