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Respiratory Rate Picture on the services page #7

Open drcjar opened 9 years ago

drcjar commented 9 years ago

Conventionally respiratory rate is written RR and BPM if used is reserved for heart rate.[1]

It would also be unusual for the frequency of observations, including the recording and charting of RR, to occur only daily.

NICE recommend a minimum frequency of 12 hourly and 4-6 hourly is much more common.[2]

  1. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/BPM
  2. https://www.rcplondon.ac.uk/sites/default/files/documents/national-early-warning-score-standardising-assessment-acute-illness-severity-nhs.pdf