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The respiratory rate of 30 breaths per minute in an infant is ___________.

A. Too slow
B. Normal
C. Too fast
D. Too shallow

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B. Normal

Explanation: The newborn’s normal respiratory rate is 30 to 60 breaths per minute.

Greater than 60 breaths per minute would be tachypnea.

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