A 34-year-old member asked:
fever can increase respiratory rate?
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Dr. Adam King answered
14 years experience Internal Medicine and Pediatrics
Typicaly - Yes: It is very common for adults and kids to have an elevated respiratory rate when they have a temperature above 101 degrees f.
Answered on Sep 8, 2019
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A 46-year-old member asked:
Dr. Kenneth Horlander answered
49 years experience Pulmonology
RR and fever: Fever: yes, it definitely can increase the respiratory rate.
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A 32-year-old member asked:
Dr. James Ferguson answered
45 years experience Pediatrics
Yes: Plan on about 5 breaths per minute increase per degree fahrenheit.
A 39-year-old member asked:
Dr. Frank Mayo answered
47 years experience Pulmonary Critical Care
Not really: ARDS is a lung disorder that can occur as a result of infection, inflammation . It causes the lung to get small and inflamed and filled with fluid. Fe ... Read More
A 40-year-old female asked:
Dr. Amrita Dosanjh answered
35 years experience Pediatrics and Pediatric Pulmonology
Management: Please provide fever control with Ibuprofen for children every 6 hours and/or Tylenol for children every 4 hours. The two medications may be used in c ... Read More
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