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Persistent tachypnea is defined as such when there is an increase in the respiratory frequency above the expected value according to age for more than 4 weeks. It appear as a common symptom in respiratory diseases and is a good measure of respiratory illness but becomes abnormal and warrants further study when it exceeds the expected value in a clinical situation. It is important to consider respiratory and nonrespiratory causes of persistent tachypnea in infants. A good approach to persistent tachypnea should consider a study algorithm.
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Bertrand, P., Moya Olivares, A. (2020). Infants with Persistent Tachypnea. In: Bertrand, P., Sánchez, I. (eds) Pediatric Respiratory Diseases. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-26961-6_19
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