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Tinoco A, Mortara DW, Hu X, Sandoval CP, Pelter MM. Normal percentiles for respiratory rate in children-Reference ranges determined from an optical sensor. Overdoses: An overdose of aspirin or amphetamines may speed up breathing.Lung conditions: Conditions such as lung cancer, pulmonary emboli (blood clots in that travel to the lungs), and other lung diseases often raise the respiratory rate.Infections: Flu, pneumonia, tuberculosis, and other infections can cause fast breathing.

Hyperventilation: People may breathe more rapidly when they feel stress, pain, anger, or panic.Heart conditions: People with heart failure and other heart conditions often have elevated breathing rates.It's important to consider fever if you're measuring a breathing rate. Rapid breathing may mean an infection is getting worse. Fever: When you have a fever, your body tries to cool you off by breathing faster.Dehydration: Dehydration can speed up your breathing.It's often present in people with a history of smoking. Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD): Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease is a common cause of rapid breathing.It's important to keep a close eye on breathing rates.

Even small increases can be a sign of worse breathing problems. Asthma: During an asthma attack, breathing rates often go up.The rapid, deep breathing is referred to as "Kussmaul's respiration." This can occur with metabolic conditions like diabetes ( diabetic ketoacidosis). Acidosis: When the acid level in the blood goes up, so does the amount of carbon dioxide.
