Kuss·maul breathing (k s moul)n. A abnormal respiratory pattern characteized by rapid, deep breathing, often seen in patients with metabolic acidosis. |
Kussmaul breathing
[koo͡s′moul]
Etymology: Adolf Kussmaul, German physician, 1822-1902; AS, braeth
abnormally deep, very rapid sighing respirations characteristic of diabetic ketoacidosis.
Kussmaul breathing
Air hunger Clinical medicine Rapid, deep respiration 2º to stimulation of the respiratory center of the brain triggered by ↓ pH, normal during exercise, and common in Pts with severe metabolic acidosis–eg,
DKA. See Metabolic acidosis, Diabetes.
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