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Is 97 a high respiratory rate? - mt


Posted: Jan 14, 2010

Usually my respiratory rate values are in the teens.  This time it's 97 and wonder if I should question.  Patient is 92 years old and has weakness and dimentia.  I've searched for rr values and it shows normals 12-20.

97 - high respiratory rate - spitfire

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97 is a very high respiratory rate. Yes I would definitely ? it.

Thank you. I thought so, Always good to double check here. - mt (no message inside)

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nm

It is high, but if the patient is running a fever, it can be - high. NM

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I would question whether the dictator might - have given the s/m
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heart rate value for the respiratory rate value. I would flag it with a note as such to QA.


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