What is the normal resting respiratory rate range for adults?

What is the normal resting respiratory rate range for adults?

• A. 12 to 20
• B. 14 to 22
• C. 8 to 12
• D. 20 to 24

Answer: (A)

Breathing rate at rest reflects how many breaths a person takes per minute without activity. In healthy adults, the normal resting range is about twelve to twenty breaths per minute. This window accounts for typical individual variation while at rest. Rates fall outside this range for reasons such as sleep, certain medications, or relaxation (lower end), or fever, anxiety, pain, exercise, or lung or heart problems (higher end). So the range around twelve to twenty best captures what is considered normal for a resting adult, while values clearly below or above this span suggest bradypnea or tachypnea, respectively.

Breathing rate at rest reflects how many breaths a person takes per minute without activity. In healthy adults, the normal resting range is about twelve to twenty breaths per minute. This window accounts for typical individual variation while at rest. Rates fall outside this range for reasons such as sleep, certain medications, or relaxation (lower end), or fever, anxiety, pain, exercise, or lung or heart problems (higher end). So the range around twelve to twenty best captures what is considered normal for a resting adult, while values clearly below or above this span suggest bradypnea or tachypnea, respectively.