Pathological form of breathing
Pathological respiratory sformen are disorders of the respiratory drive , which are characteristic of certain diseases or brain damage.
- The Kussmaul breathing (according to the German biologists Adolf Kußmaul , 1822-1902) is a deeper breathing with normal or elevated frequency, caused by metabolic acidosis especially when derailed diabetes mellitus .
- With sigh breathing ( sleep apnea syndrome , Pickwick syndrome ), a deep breath is followed by a series of increasingly shallow breaths, then a pause.
- The Cheyne-Stokes breathing (by physicians John Cheyne, 1777-1836, Stokes and William, 1804 to 1878) is characterized by alternately shallow and deep breathing with periodic cessation of breathing phases. It arises from damage to the respiratory center in the brain and from severe heart failure.
- The Biot -Atmung (after the French doctor Camille Biot, 1850-1918) is also periodic breaks, respiratory depth is however equally ( "machine breathing"). It is also typical for severe damage to the respiratory center.
- The gasp breathing as prefinal breathing in the event of a prolonged hypoxia period .
literature
- R. Bals, C. Vogelmeier: Lungs and breathing. In: W. Siegenthaler: Clinical Pathophysiology. Thieme, Stuttgart / New York 2006, ISBN 3-13-449609-7 , p. 757.