Interpretation of the Respiratory Rate (Strong Exam)

A discussion of the normal respiratory rate, and the interpretation of unusually fast or slow rates.

References for Normal RR:

Hooker EA, O'Brien DJ, Danzl DF, et al. Respiratory rates in emergency department patients. J Emerg Med. 1989; 7:129-32.

Rodriguez-Molinero A, Narvaiza L, Ruiz J, et al. Normal respiratory rate and peripheral blood oxygen saturation in the elderly population. J Am Geriatr Soc. 2013; 61:2238-40.

Takayama A, Nagamine T, Kotani K. Aging is independently associated with an increasing normal respiratory rate among an older adult population in a clinical setting: A cross-sectional study. Geriatr Gerontol Int. 2019; 19:1179-83.

Hutchinson J. Thorax. In: Todd RB. Cyclopaedia of anatomy and physiology. London: Longman, Brown, Green, Congmans, & Roberts; 1849: 1079-87.

*Minor erratum: In the video, I state that the 19th century textbook containing the normal RR table was from 1846. The book that the screenshot was taken from was actually published in 1849, but the included table is a revision from one the same author originally published in 1846.

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