10 Pyelonephritis Symptoms
Reviewed: Dr. Mera
Symptom #10: Tachypnea
Tachypnea refers to abnormally fast breathing. In a normal adult, the respiratory rate per minute ranges from 12 to 20. Causes of tachypnea include pneumonia, carbon monoxide poisoning, pleural effusion, pulmonary embolism, asthma, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, foreign body aspiration, heart failure, anxiety, laryngospasm, and sepsis.
Tachypnea is one of the symptoms in pyelonephritis that has progressed to sepsis. Other signs and symptoms of septic shock include low blood pressure and delirium.
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