What causes fever and fast breathing in a child?
Patient: My 8 month old has had a low grade fever all day today. We thought he was possibly teething. He now is asleep and looks to be breathing a little faster than normal. We checked his respirations and is between 60 and 64 for the past hour. Is this normal? We have been giving him motrin and Tylenol all day. Can that effect respiration? Doctor: Hi...fast breathing in kids of this age could be due to respiratory infection or due to high fever it self. But an 8 month old with a respiratory rate of 60-64 is not to be left with out medical attention. I suggest you you take him to a pediatrician right away.Regards - Dr. Sumanth