Adolph Kussmaul
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Adolph Kussmaul (1822 - 1902) was a German physician.
Eponymous terms
He described two medical signs and one disease which bear his name:- Kussmaul breathing - Rapid deep breathing seen in Diabetic ketoacidosis (DKA).
- Kussmaul sign- Paradoxical rise in the Jugular venous pressure (JVP) on inhalation in Constrictive pericarditis or Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD).
- Kussmaul disease (Also called Kussmaul-Maier disease) - Polyarteritis nodosa.
Firsts
- First to describe Polyarteritis nodosa.
- First to describe Progressive bulbar paralysis.
- First to diagnose mesenteric embolism.
- First to attempt oesophagoscopy and gastroscopy.
- He introduced pleural tapping and gastric lavage
Career
Kussmaul was born at Graben near Karlsruhe and studied at Heidelberg. He entered the army after graduation and spent two years as an Army surgeon. This was followed by a period as a general practitioner before he went to Würzburg to study for his doctorate under Virchow.He was subsequently Professor of Medicine at Heidelberg (1857), Erlangen (1859), Freiburg (1859) and Strassburg (1876).
References
- B.G. Firkin & J.A.Whitworth (1987). Dictionary of Medical Eponyms. Parthenon Publishing. ISBN 1-85070-333-7
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