Emboli, embolus. Plural of embolus. An embolus is something that blocks the blood flow in a blood vessel. It may be a gas bubble, a blood clot, a fat globule, a mass of bacteria, or other foreign body. It usually forms somewhere else and travels through the circulatory system until it gets stuck.
Related Symptoms for Increased respiratory rate. Research the causes of these related symptoms that are similar to, or related to, the symptom Increased respiratory rate: 1  Breathing difficulty (2922 causes). 2  Wheezing (764 causes). 3  Shallow breathing (163 causes). 4  Heart attack (138 causes).5  Lung disorders.auses of Rapid breathing (Increased respiratory rate). The list of medical condition causes of Rapid breathing (Increased respiratory rate) includes: 1  Some everyday causes of rapid breathing include: 2  Exercise or exertion. 3  Poor physical condition.
Fast Respiratory Rates. If you cannot find a reasonably normal explanation for an increased respiratory rate, have your dog seen by a veterinarian to determine the cause. For instance, a rate of more than 30 breaths per minute can be caused by pain, fever, heatstroke, dehydration, exhaustion, poisoning, lung disease or heart failure.