Yes: The medical definition of bradypnea (or bradypnoea) is abnormally slow breathing rate (respirations per minute) and as in heart rate the number will depend on the patient's age.
Answered 6/26/2018
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Short and Sweet: Yes: Bradypnea is a proper medical term for slow breathing. It is a clinical sign of central respiratory depression due to drug intoxication and brain failure from other causes, but a slow respiratory rate is not necessarily abnormal. In fact, bradypnea at rest is common in healthy folks and trained athletes. Dr. Mike.
Answered 7/26/2018
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Yes: The medical term for an abnormally slow breathing rate is bradypnea although it isn't commonly used in medical practice.
Answered 4/13/2012
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