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Tachypnea
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Tachypnea
, Breathing Fast, Tachypnea Causes
See Also
Hyperventilation
Breathing Rate
Bradypnea
Respiratory Distress in Children with Pneumonia
Respiratory Distress in the Newborn
Criteria
Tachypnea (WHO criteria)
Newborn to 2 months: 60 breaths per minute
Infant 2 months to 1 year: 50 breaths per minute
Preschool Child 1 to 5 years: 40 breaths per minute
School age Child: 20-30 breaths per minute
Adults: 20 breaths per minute
Causes
Tachypnea
See
Dyspnea
Physiologic and mechanical
Fever
Fever
increases
Respiratory Rate
up to 10 breaths/min per degree celcius
Exertion
Pain
Abdominal Distention
Respiratory
Muscle
paralysis
Obesity
Anxiety or
Panic Disorder
Hypoglycemia
Cardiovascular (decreased perfusion or oxygen carrying capacity)
Congestive Heart Failure
Anemia
Hyperthyroidism
Pulmonary Embolism
Respiratory
Pneumonia
(or
Pediatric Pneumonia
)
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease
Asthma
Pneumothorax
Hypoxemia
or Hypercapnia
Interstitial Lung Disease
Pulmonary Edema
Compensatory acid-base
Metabolic Acidosis
Sepsis
(
Lactic Acidosis
as well as fever)
Neurologic
Brain mass
Hepatic Encephalopathy
Medications
Salicylate
s
Sympathomimetic
s (
Amphetamine
s,
Cocaine
)
Anticholinergic
s
Cholinergic
s (variable effect)
Hallucinogen
s (
Ketamine
, PCP)
Cannabinoid
s (
Marijuana
, K2, Spice)
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