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    estimate Respiratory Rate. Subtitle as needed (paper subtitle) Authors Name/s per 1st Affiliation (Author) line 1 (of Affiliation): dept. name of organization line 2-name of organization, acronyms acceptable line 3-City, Country line 4-e-mail address if desired Authors Name/s per 2nd Affiliation (Author) line 1 (of Affiliation): dept. name of organization line 2-name of organization, acronyms acceptable line 3-City, Country line 4-e-mail address if desired Abstract— Abnormal respiratory rate

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    Despite its importance, respiration rates are being found to be documented less often that any other vital sign. . This may be due to inadequete understanding of the physiology of respiratory rate and the potential problems that an increased or decreased respiratory rate could mean. (Ansell, Meyer & Thompson 2014). Respiratory rate remains the only vital sign taken manually, without a machine, which could also contribute to why it is inconsistantly taken. Respiratory rate is a highly sensitive marker of

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    Respiratory rate is a greater predictor of a deteriorating patient, and a predictor foe adverse patient outcomes. There is much discussion within the literature around the importance of accurate measurement of respiratory rate, registered nurses perception of respiratory rate compared to other vital signs and adverse patient outcomes and implications associated with respiratory dysfunction. This discussion is undertaken to gain a further understanding of the role of the Registered Nurse in assessing

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    respiration takes place when the oxygen gas is consumed by the cells for cellular function. Respiratory rate is the number of respirations per minute. Eupnea, which refers to the normal respiratory rate, is influenced by several factors such as age, activity, illness, size, and temperature. In this experiment, the researchers determined the amount of carbon dioxide produced by the fishes and compared the respiration rate of these organisms when exposed to environments of varying temperature. From

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    related to the field of Respiratory Therapy. I reviewed each article to determine the topic, problem, purpose and question to see if the authors were able to maintain alignment throughout the article. Article 1 Effect of a Protective-Ventilation Strategy on Mortality in the Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome (Amato et al.,). The topic of the article is the use of protective lung strategies and the effects they have on mortality rate for patients with Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome (ARDS)

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    INTRODUCTION Vital signs consist of the measurement of patient’s blood pressure, temperature, respiratory rate, heart rate and oxygen saturation (Jarvis 2013). They are routinely measured by nurses to gain a baseline assessment of patient’s state of health, monitor for any fluctuations, recognise changes in patient’s condition and to detect for signs of deterioration (Dougherty and Lister 2008 cited in Phillip et al 2013). >>>>>vital signs definition and normal parameters??<<<<<< Up to 80% of adverse

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    Pressure (BP), Pulse or Heart Rate (HR), and Respiration rate (RR). Vital signs vary with age, weight and gender. Recording the values of all vital signs daily at least once is a primary standard in acute wards in hospitals. However, recent multicentre studies found that the level of documentation of vital signs in many hospitals is poor. Among these vital signs, the respiration rate is not commonly recorded even when the patient mainly has respiratory problems. Respiratory rate is the quantity of breaths

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    The Respiratory Rate of Goldfish Affected in Lower Water Temperature Introduction: Temperature is a key influence that can change the respiratory rate of an ectothermic animal: Carassius auratus (commonly known as a goldfish). The respiration of a goldfish will change depending on certain factors. First, goldfish are exothermic, as are all fish. Their body temperature is determined largely by the temperature of the surrounding water. They absorb energy from the water (and to a far lesser extent

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    The Effects of Respiratory Rates when Hyperventilation and Exercise are Introduced Allison Roots 29 September 2015 General Biology Laboratory Report Northwest Missouri State University Ms. Kelsey Bowlin INTRODUCTION Breathing is known as ventilation; and the act of hyperventilation is over-breathing or taking more breaths in per minute than the normal rate. Hyperventilating is a demonstration of a person’s breathing control center, however it causes stress to a person’s body (Campbell

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    How do the acceptable ranges of respiratory rate change over the life span? Respiratory rate, the number of breaths a person takes in a minute while at rest, can be measured by counting the number of times the chest rises and falls by one minute. An individual's respiratory rate will change depending on activity and age. Breathing slows down as you get older, but may increase during exercise or other strenuous tasks. 1 The brain is in charge of controlling the act of breathing, with the existence

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