Breathing measurement can be an indication for establishing the diagnosis, following the evolution of the disease, preventing or identifying complications, but also the prognosis of the disease.

Breathing is the function of the body that brings in the oxygen necessary for vital processes, in parallel with the elimination of carbon dioxide. Normal breathing, or eupnea, takes place without effort, silently, with symmetrical, rhythmic chest movements, barely visible.

MEASUREMENT OF BREATHING - PURPOSE

·       Assessment of respiratory function;

·       Monitoring the effects of disease, trauma or stress on the respiratory system;

·       Recognition of complications;

·       Assessing the evolution of the disease;

·       Disease prognosis;

·       Evaluation of the patient's response to medication or treatments affecting the respiratory system;

NORMAL VALUES OF RESPIRATION/MINUTE

Respiratory frequency varies depending on age, sex, position, ambient temperature, wakefulness or sleep state, physical effort;

·       The number of normal breaths in an adult is on average 16-18 breaths per minute;

·       The number of breaths in a newborn is 30-50 breaths per minute;

·       The number of breaths in a 6-month-old child is 25-40 breaths per minute;

·       The number of breaths in a 2-year-old child is 25-35 breaths per minute;

·       The number of breaths in a 6-year-old child is 18-25 breaths per minute;

·       The number of breaths in a 10-year-old child is 17-23 breaths per minute;

·       The number of breaths in women is 16-20 breaths per minute; the number of breaths in men is 14-18 breaths per minute;

·       The number of breaths in an elderly person (< 65 years) is 12-28 breaths per minute.

·       The number of breaths in an elderly person (> 80 years) is 10-30 breaths per minute.



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