Talk:Respiratory rate

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Can somebody who knows add the correct abbreviation please, obviously it's not bpm because that's used for heart rate. RCoulthard (talk) 14:07, 19 February 2008 (UTC)

[edit] Definite

Definite need for revision, especially in the "Optimum rate" section, which stops in midst a sentence. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 198.60.159.10 (talk) 17:30, 14 September 2007 (UTC)

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[edit] Optimum Breathing

This section is missing something. How do I report it? —Preceding unsigned comment added by 72.188.254.170 (talk) 01:22, 22 September 2007 (UTC)