A normal respiratory rate is 12-20 breaths per minute. One breath is counted each time the patient's chest rises.
Question: What is the respiratory rate of the patient in the video in Fig 1?
Select the play button to watch the video, measure the respiratory rate and then compare it to the answer.
A normal respiratory rate is 12-20 breaths per minute. One breath is counted each time the patient's chest rises.
Question: What is the respiratory rate of the patient in the video in Fig 1?
Answer: The patient's respiratory rate is 16 (normal).
Question: Why might a patient's respiratory rate be high (>20/min)?
A normal respiratory rate is 12-20 breaths per minute. One breath is counted each time the patient's chest rises.
Question: What is the respiratory rate of the patient in the video in Fig 1?
Answer: The patient's respiratory rate is 16 (normal).
Question: Why might a patient's respiratory rate be high (>20/min)?
Answer: The rate may be high because of:
Question: Why might a patient's rate be low (<12/min)?
Increased respiratory rate is often the earliest sign that something might be wrong.
A normal respiratory rate is 12-20 breaths per minute. One breath is counted each time the patient's chest rises.
Question: What is the respiratory rate of the patient in the video in Fig 1?
Answer: The patient's respiratory rate is 16 (normal).
Question: Why might a patient's respiratory rate be high (>20/min)?
Answer: The rate may be high because of:
Question: Why might a patient's rate be low (<12/min)?
Answer: The rate may be low because of:
Increased respiratory rate is often the earliest sign that something might be wrong.
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