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This article has been tagged since September 2005. The respiration rate is the number of breaths a person takes per minute. The rate is usually measured when a person is at rest and simply involves counting the number of breaths for one minute by counting how many times the chest rises. Respiration rates may increase with fever, illness, and with other medical conditions. When checking respiration, it is important to also note whether a person has any difficulty breathing. Wikipedia does not have an article with this exact name. ...
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There is only limited research relating to monitoring respiratory rate, and these studies focused on issues such as the inaccuracy of respiratory rate measurement and respiratory rate as a marker for respiratory dysfunction.
Measurement
Inaccuracies in respiratory measurement have been reported in the literature. One study compared respiratory rate counted using a 15 second count period, to a full minute, and found significant differences in the rates. Respiratory rates measurement in children under five years, for a 30 second or 60 second period, suggesting the 60 seconds resulted in the least variability. Another study found that rapid respiratory rates in babies, counted using a stethoscope, were 20% to 50% higher than those counted from beside the cot without the aid of the stethoscope. Other factors that increase respiratory rate is holding your breath. The longer you hold it for, the respiratory rate increases. Stethoscope The stethoscope (Greek στηθοσκόπιο, of στήθος, stéthos - chest and σκοπή, skopé - examination) is an acoustic medical device for auscultation, i. ...
Diagnostic value The value of respiratory rate as an indicator of potential respiratory dysfunction has been investigated but findings suggest it is of limited value. One study found that only 33% of people presenting to an emergency department with an oxygen saturation below 90% had an increased respiratory rate. An evaluation of respiratory rate for the differentiation of the severity of illness in babies under 6 months found it not to be very useful. Approximately half of the babies had a respiratory rate above 50 breaths per minute, thereby questioning the value of having a "cut-off" at 50 breaths per minute as the indicator of serious respiratory illness. It has also been reported that factors such as crying, sleeping, agitation and age have a significant influence on the respiratory rate. As a result of these and similar studies the value of respiratory rate as an indicator of serious illness is limited. Oxygen saturation is a relative measure of the amount of oxygen that is dissolved or carried in a given medium. ...
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Normal findings Normal respiratory rate in a healthy adult is between 12 to 20 breaths per minute. (With such a slow rate, it is best to count the number of breaths over a full minute for accuracy.)
Respiratory rhythm should be regular.
Respiratory depth (as seen in the amplitude or excursion of chest wall movement) should also be the same between breaths.
Regular respiratory rate, rhythm, and depth are interrupted occasionally by a large breath (called a “sigh”) in normal subjects.
Normal respiratory rates, by age:
- Newborns: Average 44 breaths per minute
- Infants: 20-40 breaths per minute
- Preschool children: 20-30 breaths per minute
- Older children: 16-25 breaths per minute
- Adults: 14 to 18 breaths per minute
- Older Adults 19-26 breaths per minute.
Abnormal findings
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Tachypnea is a medical term for breathing which is more rapid than normal. ...
They are seen in a wide variety of clinical conditions including:
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Other abnormalities Absence of respiration (respiratory rate equals zero) is called apnea. Apnea (British spelling - apnoea) (Greek απνοια, from α-, privative, πνεειν, to breathe) is a technical term for suspension of external breathing. ...
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