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TachypneaAka: Breathing Fast

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  1. See Also
    1. Hyperventilation
    2. Breathing Rate
    3. Bradypnea
  2. Criteria: Tachypnea
    1. Newborn to 2 months: 60 breaths per minute
    2. Infant 2 months to 1 year: 50 breaths per minute
    3. Preschool Child 1 to 5 years: 40 breaths per minute
    4. School age Child: 30 breaths per minute
  3. Causes: Tachypnea
    1. See Dyspnea
    2. Exertion
    3. Fever
    4. Pain
    5. Acute respiratory distress
    6. Congestive Heart Failure
    7. Anemia
    8. Hyperthyroidism
    9. Pneumonia
    10. Abdominal distention
    11. Respiratory muscle paralysis
    12. Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease
    13. Pneumothorax
    14. Obesity
    15. Metabolic Acidosis

[D]Tachypnea (C0231835)

Definition (NCI)Abnormal increase of rate of breathing.
ConceptsSign or Symptom (T184)
ICD9786.06
EnglishIncreased respiratory rate, Rapid breathing, Rapid respiration, RESPIRATION RATE INCREASED, RESPIRATORY RATE INCREASED, Tachypnea, Tachypneic, Tachypnoea, Tachypnoeic
Spanishrespiración jadeante, respiración jadeante rápida, respiración rápida, respiracion jadeante, respiracion jadeante rapida, respiracion rapida, taquipnea
CreditsDerived from the NIH UMLS (Unified Medical Language System)



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