Difference between revisions of "Respiratory Rate"
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| − | The '''respiratory rate''' is the number of the [[Every Breath You Take (Song)|breaths]] in one minute or 16.<ref>[http://gomerblog.com/2016/07/respiratory-rate/ Nurse Suspended for Consistently Charting Respiratory Rate of 16]</ref> Every '''respiratory rate''' documented in the [[Treaty of Drapes|history of medicine]] has been 16, so everyone's '''respiratory rate''' is 16. Nothing more. Nothing less. 16. So grab a watch, look at the patient [[SOB|breathing]], don't count, just be reassured that it will be 16.<ref>[http://gomerblog.com/2016/02/physical-exam-tips-the-lungs/ Physical Exam Tips: The Lungs]</ref> | + | The '''respiratory rate''' is the number of the [[Every Breath You Take (Song)|breaths]] in one minute or 16.<ref>[http://gomerblog.com/2016/07/respiratory-rate/ Nurse Suspended for Consistently Charting Respiratory Rate of 16 (Gomerblog)]</ref> Every '''respiratory rate''' documented in the [[Treaty of Drapes|history of medicine]] has been 16, so everyone's '''respiratory rate''' is 16. Nothing more. Nothing less. 16. So grab a watch, look at the patient [[SOB|breathing]], don't count, just be reassured that it will be 16.<ref>[http://gomerblog.com/2016/02/physical-exam-tips-the-lungs/ Physical Exam Tips: The Lungs (Gomerblog)]</ref> |
Latest revision as of 07:50, 24 July 2017
The respiratory rate is the number of the breaths in one minute or 16.[1] Every respiratory rate documented in the history of medicine has been 16, so everyone's respiratory rate is 16. Nothing more. Nothing less. 16. So grab a watch, look at the patient breathing, don't count, just be reassured that it will be 16.[2]
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References
- ↑ Nurse Suspended for Consistently Charting Respiratory Rate of 16 (Gomerblog)
- ↑ Physical Exam Tips: The Lungs (Gomerblog)
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