Kussmaul breathing

Cardiovascular Palpation of cardiac region Stokes breathing, Kussmaul breathing Thrill, bradycardia, arrhythmia,... 

The compenstiiory response to metabolic acidosis is hyperventilation, since the increased 1H ] acts as a powerful stimulant of the respiratory centre. The deep, rapid and gasping respiratory ptittern is known as Kussmaul breathing. Hyperventilation is the appropriate physiological response to acidosis and it occurs rapidly. 

Symptoms polyuria, polydipsia, nausea, fatigue, dehydration, Kussmaul breathing, "fruity" breath... 

She had been feehng drowsy and had been vomiting for 24 hours before that admission. At the time of admission, she was clinically dehydrated, her blood pressure was low, and her breathing was deep and rapid (Kussmaul breathing). Her pulse was rapid, and her breath had the odor of acetone. Her arterial blood pH was 7.08 (reference range, 7.36-7.44), and her blood ketone body levels were 15 mM (normal is approximately 0.2 mM for a person on a normal diet). 

Diabetic ketoacidosis (hyperglycemic reaction) Extreme thirst, polyuria, fruity hreath odor, Kussmaul breathing (deep, rapid, labored, distressing, dyspnea), rapid, thready pulse, dry mucous membranes, poor skin turgor Blood sugar level >250 mg/dL... 

Metabolic acidosis can result in stimulation of chemoreceptors, leading to increased ventilatory rate and depth and Kussmaul breathing in an attempt to decrease CO to compensate for the excess acid in the body. If the hyperventilation is prolonged, fatigue could result, leading to respiratory failure. 

Following inhalation of a high concentration of hydrogen cyanide, there is irritation of the nose and larynx followed by acute dyspnoea and a sensation of suffocation. This is followed by rapid breathing (Kussmaul breathing) in response to the lactic acidosis created by cyanide. 

The signs and symptoms of diabetes consist of thirst, anorexia, nausea, vomiting, abdominal pain, headache, drowsiness, weakness, coma, severe acidosis, air hunger (Kussmaul s breathing), sweetish odor of the breath, hyperglycemia, decreased blood bicarbonate level, decreased blood pH, and plasma that is strongly positive for ketone bodies. 

Diabetic ketoacidosis (hyperglycemic reaction) Extreme thirst, polyuria, fruity breath odor, Kussmaul... 

Comatose patients in diabetic ketoacidosis have the smell of acetone (a derivative of the ketone body acetoacetate) on their breath. In addition, DKA patients have deep, relatively rapid respirations typical of acidotic patients (Kussmaul respirations). These respirations result from an acidosis-induced stimulation of the respiratory center in the brain. More CO2 is exhaled in an attempt to reduce the amount of acid in the body H -1- HCO3 — H2CO3 H2O + CO2 (exhaled). 

Deep, rapid breathing (Kussmaul respirations to blow off CO )... 

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