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tachypnea

  • HESI A2
  • Vocabulary and General Knowledge
  • Multiple choice
  • Difficulty 2 of 5

Question

An adult client’s chart describes tachypnea during an assessment. What does the word mean?

  1. Breathing has stopped✗ Incorrect

    Incorrect. Breathing has stopped does not express the meaning of tachypnea.

  2. Breathing is unusually fast✓ Correct

    Correct. Breathing is unusually fast expresses the meaning in this context.

  3. Breathing is unusually slow✗ Incorrect

    Incorrect. Breathing is unusually slow does not express the meaning of tachypnea.

  4. Breathing is painful✗ Incorrect

    Incorrect. Breathing is painful does not express the meaning of tachypnea.

Answer

B. Breathing is unusually fast

Rationale

Tachypnea names a fast breathing rate. The term describes speed rather than the absence of breathing.

RememberTachypnea means rapid breathing.

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