E.M.'s mother calls you to the room because her baby is "not right." you note e.M.'s respiratory rate is 23
breaths/min, and the retractions have increased. The spo2 is 89% on 1.5 L of oxygen.
she is pale and list-
less and does not cry with stimulation.
Why is the respiratory rate significantly lower even though other signs of respiratory distress
have increased?
The patient is tiring from being tachypneic for so long, and she no longer has the energy to maintain
the higher respiratory rate. She has progressed from respiratory distress to respiratory failure.
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