Many factors, including age and activity levels, affect a person’s respiratory rate. Adults usually take between 12–20 breaths per minute, but children tend to breath faster. The respiratory rate is ...

You arrive for a difficulty-breathing emergency. The patient is alert and oriented and complaining of difficulty breathing. The patient appears to be mildly distressed and slightly anxious, but vitals ...

Hyperpnea is the term for taking deeper breaths than usual, which increases the volume of air in the lungs. This condition is often a response to an increase in metabolic demand when the body needs ...