Category Archives: Pediatric Vital Signs

Effortless Rapid Breathing, Infant Respiratory Distress Signs, Tachycardia, and Apnea (Apparent Life-Threatening Event [ALTE])

This post covers tachypnea (abnormally fast respiratory rate without or with obvious respiratory difficulty [meaning abnormal respiratory effort], tachycardia (abnormally fast heart rate), and apnea (apparent life-threatening  events [ALTE]) in newborns, infants, and children. Effortless rapid breathing (tachypnea) as well … Continue reading

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