Affected individuals may struggle to breathe and experience increased respiratory effort.

An index of respiratory effort was also calculated.

Mario was twenty-four weeks and a day, and emerged "with no respiratory effort, no movement," according to medical records.

Rapid assessment of airway patency and respiratory effort must be performed.

Symptoms include, primarily, increased respiratory effort and dyspnea, especially in response to strenuous exercise.

Inspection of the patient and their respiratory effort.

Even after brain death, the working of the heart might continue at a slow pace, but there will be no respiratory effort.

The test measures five vital functions: heart rate, respiratory effort as indicated by the cries, muscle tone, reflex responses and skin color.

Central apnea occurs when there is a lack of respiratory effort.

Rectal temperature will be normal, although some may show an elevated temperature from respiratory effort.