Respiratory Rate

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Normal Respiratory Rates for Toddlers

One year old = 20-40 breaths per minute.

Two years old= 25-32 breaths per minute.

Credit to Jarvis' Physical Examination and Health Assessment 5th Edition, Saunders and Elsevier.

Being Ill ca. influence it pretty well.

As blood is pumped out of the heart it first goes up into the biggest artery in the body called the aorta. It has nerves in it that measure blood pressure called baroreceptors. Then the blood goes up through the carotid arteries in the neck which have more baroreceptors and another kind that measures the carbon dioxide content in blood. These are called chemoreceptors. Both of these nerve receptors send their information to a part of the brain known as the medulla oblongata which has two regulatory regions called the cardio-acceleratory and the cardio-inhibitory centers. Both of these control mechanisms are linked to the sinoatrial node at the top of the right side of the heart. This is where the electrical impulse that starts every heart beat cycle is generated. If the heart needs to pump out more blood, or increase cardiac output, a message is sent to the senatorial node to make it accelerate and cause the heart beat faster. If it needs to slow down, or decrease cardiac output, a message is sent to inhibit the sinoatrial node which then makes the heart beat slower. As blood is pumped out of the heart it first goes up into the biggest artery in the body called the aorta. It has nerves in it that measure blood pressure called baroreceptors. Then the blood goes up through the carotid arteries in the neck which have more baroreceptors and another kind that measures the carbon dioxide content in blood. These are called chemoreceptors. Both of these nerve receptors send their information to a part of the brain known as the medulla oblongata which has two regulatory regions called the cardio-acceleratory and the cardio-inhibitory centers. Both of these control mechanisms are linked to the sinoatrial node at the top of the right side of the heart. This is where the electrical impulse that starts every heart beat cycle is generated. If the heart needs to pump out more blood, or increase cardiac output, a message is sent to the senatorial node to make it accelerate and cause the heart beat faster. If it needs to slow down, or decrease cardiac output, a message is sent to inhibit the sinoatrial node which then makes the heart beat slower.

normal rate of breaths per minute is 12-20, but this varies due to the health & size of someones lungs. children breathe at a faster rate than adults.

you can practice slowing down your breathing rate by taking deeper breaths and exhaling thru pursed lips. excellent book called oxy-cize teaches the same technique as many types of yoga practice. breathe in thru your nose for 4 seconds as you expand your belly, hold for 4 seconds then exhale for 7 seconds thru your mouth while pulling your navel toward your spine and your pelvic floor up. do this in series of 4 breaths ONLY and of course, discontinue this practice if you feel lightheaded or dizzy.

The rate will vary according to age. The youngest will have a faster rate. The number of breaths we take per minute is a sign of how often our brain is telling our bodies to breathe. If the oxygen level in the blood is low, or alternately if the carbon dioxide level in the blood is high, our body is instructed to breathe more often.

For example, having a severe infection increases the carbon dioxide produced in the body, so even if there's a normal level of oxygen in the blood, the brain instructs the body to breathe more often to clear the carbon dioxide.

Children have faster respiratory rates than adults, and the "normal" respiratory rate can vary significantly by age.

The normal ranges of respiratory rates for children (at rest) of different ages include:

Newborn: 30-60 breaths per minute

Infant (1 to 12 months): 30-60 breaths per minute

Toddler (1-2 years): 24-40 breaths per minute

Preschooler (3-5 years): 22-34 breaths per minute

School-age child (6-12 years): 18-30 breaths per minute

Adolescent (13-17 years): 12-16 breaths per minute

AFTER PERFORMING EXERCISE,A PERSON RESPIRES IN A FASTER RATE AND HE TAKES IN MORE AIR THAN HE NORMALLY DOES. THIS IS BECAUSE MORE OXYGEN IS FOR MUSCULAR EXWRCISE AND SO THERE IS AN INCREASED RATE OF RESPIRATION.

Normal heart rate for a 6 - 9 month old is 90 to 130 when awake and content. When the child is upset and crying it can go as high as 190 and possibly higher, the concern is if it stays above 210 for several minutes that has the possibility of cardiac arrest. A sleeping baby can go into the 80's and sometimes dip into the 70's, this is normal as long as the baby still maintains normal color and temperature. Remember that every child is different what is normal for one might not be normal for another. Watch for signs ie: Steady breathing, pale to light grayish/blueish color in the face, white or light blue around the lips and cold feet. (You can put slight pressure on the skin at the feet or legs to leave a fingerprint in the skin then remove your hand and see how fast the color comes back, anything within 4 - 5 seconds is ok). Oxygen levels should be in the mid to upper 90's but can drop to the low 90's while resting. Also Apnea and other monitors are not exaclty accurate and have a problem being precise but they can be close, use them as a approximation. Always, always consult your pediatrician with concerns and remember your are your babys advocate, he/she can not talk for themself so you need to be exact and stay and not leave the doctors office until you completely understand what was said. A good hint is to write down questions for your child's doctor before going in so you wont forget something and remember it once you get int he car to leave.

12 to 20 breaths per minute

Just as when you exercise you breathe faster, when you sleep your breathing slows.

Your body will adjust it's rate of breathing to accomodate it's needs at the time, when you are sleeping less oxygen is needed since you are inactive.

a normal respiration of a 10 year old is 100,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,

The apical pulse may be a little bit faster than say a radial pulse because of the slight lag in time as blood rushes from the heart into larger arteries. Any LARGE difference between the values of apical and other pulses observed is called a PULSE DEFICIT. This could indicate a cardiac impairment (i.e. a weakened heart).

not enough iron and chocolate and sweets

Low blood pressure can be caused by many things. People who exercise tend to have a lower blood pressure. If you feel your blood pressure if abnormally low, contact your doctor immediately.

Sitting position or standing position to record appropriately.

many but the most effective one is when you get attacked by the resitiousfulick which can kill you if not treated in the next 10 secounds. this can be caused by playling too many video games (example : playing for an hour strait)

120 -160

Your body has a lag feature built in as far as heart rate is concerned, when you start exercising in a session it takes a certain amount of time for you to reach your optimal heart rate (most efficient). In this first phase you can be exercising at a much higher rate (power) than your heart rate is reporting because of the lag. Its like a steam train shoveling coal on the fire to go faster, it takes time for the energy to get to where it needs to go to increase the effort.

So a similar effect is true when you stop exercising intensely, your body needs to cool down/warm down again to pre exercise levels, and part of this is reducing you heavy breathing, and like heart rate, its a lag time involved, so after you stop your breathing still stays high, but gradually or quickly falls (depending on your recovery ability which is dependent on your fitness)

The average healthy individual is stimulated to breath by the carbonic drive, or increased levels of carbon dioxide. When our paco2 levels increase our internal ph levels decrease causing us to become acidotic. Therefore, we breathe more in an attempt to blow of the excess paco2 subsequently increasing our ph and regaining homeostasis.

there's a part of this brain called the respiratory system and if i am not mistaken it is located in a part of the brain called pons and the medulla oblongata. the brain controls the rate of breathing by monitoring the level of carbon dioxide in the blood. CO2 by the way is the main stimulus for breathing. without it, you just stop breathing at all (so CO2 is not at all that bad). anyway, when CO2 levels in the blood is high a condition known as respiratory acidosis develops. as a compensatory mechanism the brain causes us to hyperventilate to get rid of that extra CO2. when the CO2 level is low on the other hand, respiratory alkalosis develops. as a result the brain will cause us to hypoventilate which allows for the accumulation of CO2 in the blood. CO2 is maintained at a normal range which is 35 - 45 mmHg.

well, the effect is very basically, scaring of the lungs due to the amount of coughing. in the gas exchange, normally less oxygen is absorbed because of the carbon dioxide from smoking, which normally is the cause of chronic bronchitis. emphysema is just where a person gets loads and loads of infections which makes the person ill, cough alot, get scares on the lungs which weaken them meaning alveoli might not absorb as much oxygen into the blood stream or as much carbon dioxide out of the blood. THIS IS A VERY BASIC TASTE OF THIS, for more, just type this into google "define: (the name of the disease goes here)"

The normal rate of respirations for an 18 month old child is 20 - 40 respirations per minute.

Breathing is controlled mainly by the inspiratory and expiratory centres in the medulla oblongata of the brain.Pons varolli also helps in regulation of the actions of medulla oblongata.

About 20 respirations in 1 minute.

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