Kussmaul breathing

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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Kussmaul,

Adolph, German physician, 1822-1902.

Kussmaul aphasia - mutism in psychosis.

Kussmaul breathing

Kussmaul coma - Synonym(s): diabetic coma

Kussmaul disease - segmental inflammation, with infiltration by eosinophils, and necrosis of medium-sized or small arteries. Synonym(s): polyarteritis nodosa

Kussmaul paradoxical pulse

Kussmaul pulse - reduction or disappearance of the pulse during inspiration.

Kussmaul respiration - deep, rapid respiration characteristic of diabetic or other causes of acidosis. Synonym(s): Kussmaul-Kien respiration

Kussmaul sign - in constrictive pericarditis, a paradoxical increase in venous distention and pressure during inspiration. Synonym(s): Kussmaul symptom

Kussmaul symptom - Synonym(s): Kussmaul sign

Kussmaul-Kien respiration - Synonym(s): Kussmaul respiration

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