breathing rate
Breaths per minute
Breathing rate is the number of breaths taken per unit of time, typically measured in breaths per minute.
It's a basic vital sign monitored in medical settings alongside pulse and blood pressure.
Normal adult breathing rate at rest ranges from 12 to 20 breaths per minute; rates outside this range can indicate respiratory distress, fever, or other conditions.
- respirationGas exchange in organisms
- pulseArterial blood throb
- heartbeatRhythmic cardiac contraction
- exhaleExpel breath outward
- inhaleDraw air in
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- body signalsheartbeat, pulse, brainwaves, brain waves, brainwave
- clinical assessmentsvital signs, blood pressure, pulse, respiration, oxygen saturation
- newborn examsApgar score, newborn screening, hearing test, reflex test, vital signs
- breathinginhalation, exhalation, inhale, exhale, respiration
- body functionsdigestion, heartbeat, circulation, respiration, blinking
- cardiopulmonarylungs, blood pressure, circulation, oxygen, respiration
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Cardiac contractions per minute
pulse rate · cardiac rhythm · heart rhythm · blood pressure · body temperature
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Temporary cessation of respiration
respiratory arrest · breath holding · asphyxiation · suffocation · respiratory failure
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