Kussmaul breathing

Kussmaul breathing
Kuss·maul breathing 'ku̇s-.mau̇l- or Kuss·maul's breathing -.mau̇lz- n abnormally slow deep respiration characteristic of air hunger and occurring esp. in acidotic states called also Kussmaul respiration
Kussmaul Adolf (1822-1902)
German physician. Kussmaul made notable contributions to clinical medicine. In 1873 he introduced the concept of paradoxical pulse in a clinical description of obstructive pericarditis. The following year he described the labored breathing in diabetic coma that is now known as Kussmaul breathing.

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the slow deep respiration associated with acidosis.
A. Kussmaul (1822-1902), German physician

Medical dictionary. 2011.

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