Kussmaul breathing is a deep, labored breathing pattern that indicates that the body or organs have become too acidic. Some people describe this type of breathing as panicked breathing or gasping for ...

Kussmaul respirations are named after Adolph Kussmaul, a German physician who first described the pattern in 1874 while working with patients suffering from advanced diabetes. This breathing pattern ...

Of note, if the patient is bedfast, complete evaluation of respiratory efficiency is often less than optimal because chest expansion is not always symmetric and percussion notes may be less resonant.

The first critical breathing pattern involves quick, superficial breaths that fail to fully expand the lungs. This respiratory change often develops months before other heart failure symptoms become ...

A 61-year-old woman presents to the emergency department (ED) at the University of Nebraska Medical Center in Omaha with left-sided hemiparesis. The patient explains that she awoke that morning with ...

Poor symptom control is common in asthma. Breathing training exercises may be an effective adjunct to medication; it is therefore important to understand facilitators and barriers to uptake of ...

Kussmaul breathing is characterized by deep, rapid, and labored breathing. This distinct, abnormal breathing pattern can result from certain medical conditions, such as diabetic ketoacidosis, which is ...