Heat syncope - Revision history

ClaireLewis at 19:04, 28 September 2019

2019-09-28T19:04:27Z

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	==Background==		==Background==
	*Variant of postural hypotension<ref>Waters T. Heat Emergencies In: Tintinalli's Emergency Medicine: A Comprehensive Study Guide. 7th ed. McGraw Hill Medical. 2011: 1339</ref>		*Variant of postural [[hypotension]]<ref>Waters T. Heat Emergencies In: Tintinalli's Emergency Medicine: A Comprehensive Study Guide. 7th ed. McGraw Hill Medical. 2011: 1339</ref>
	**Results from combination of volume depletion, decreased vasomotor tone and peripheral vasodilatation		**Results from combination of volume depletion, decreased vasomotor tone and peripheral vasodilatation
	**Often precipitated by rapid change in position during exercise		**Often precipitated by rapid change in position during exercise
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	==Clinical Features==		==Clinical Features==
	*Syncope in the setting of environmental heat exposure		*[[Syncope]] in the setting of environmental heat exposure

	==Differential Diagnosis==		==Differential Diagnosis==
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	*Supine position		*Supine position
	*Remove patient from heat source		*Remove patient from heat source
	*Give PO or IV rehydration		*Give PO or [[IVF\|IV]] rehydration

	==Disposition==		==Disposition==

2016-12-08T22:16:47Z

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	==Management==		==Management==
			*Supine position
	*Remove patient from heat source		*Remove patient from heat source
	*Give PO or IV rehydration		*Give PO or IV rehydration

2016-12-08T22:16:24Z

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	*Variant of postural hypotension<ref>Waters T. Heat Emergencies In: Tintinalli's Emergency Medicine: A Comprehensive Study Guide. 7th ed. McGraw Hill Medical. 2011: 1339</ref>		*Variant of postural hypotension<ref>Waters T. Heat Emergencies In: Tintinalli's Emergency Medicine: A Comprehensive Study Guide. 7th ed. McGraw Hill Medical. 2011: 1339</ref>
	**Results from combination of volume depletion, decreased vasomotor tone and peripheral vasodilatation		**Results from combination of volume depletion, decreased vasomotor tone and peripheral vasodilatation
	**Occurs in nonacclimatized patients during early stages of heat exposure (especially elderly)		**Often precipitated by rapid change in position during exercise
			**Occurs in nonacclimatized patients during early stages of heat exposure (especially elderly)

	==Clinical Features==		==Clinical Features==

2016-07-25T01:13:21Z

Text replacement - "==Diagnosis==" to "==Evaluation=="

2016-07-01T22:11:34Z

Text replacement - " pt " to " patient "

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	==Management==		==Management==
	*Remove pt from heat source		*Remove patient from heat source
	*Give PO or IV rehydration		*Give PO or IV rehydration

2016-03-22T14:47:17Z

Text replacement - "Category:Environ" to "Category:Environmental"

2015-08-26T12:26:32Z

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	==Background==		==Background==
	*Variant of postural hypotension		*Variant of postural hypotension<ref>Waters T. Heat Emergencies In: Tintinalli's Emergency Medicine: A Comprehensive Study Guide. 7th ed. McGraw Hill Medical. 2011: 1339</ref>
	**Results from combination of volume depletion, decreased vasomotor tone and peripheral vasodilatation		**Results from combination of volume depletion, decreased vasomotor tone and peripheral vasodilatation
	**Occurs in nonacclimatized patients during early stages of heat exposure (especially elderly)		**Occurs in nonacclimatized patients during early stages of heat exposure (especially elderly)

	==~~Diagnosis~~==		==Clinical Features==
	*~~Diagnosis~~ of ~~exclusion~~		*Syncope in the setting of environmental heat exposure

	==Differential Diagnosis==		==Differential Diagnosis==
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	{{Syncope causes}}		{{Syncope causes}}

			==Diagnosis==
			*Diagnosis of exclusion

	==Management==		==Management==
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	*[[Heat Emergencies]]		*[[Heat Emergencies]]

	==~~Source~~==		==References==
	~~Waters T. Heat Emergencies In: Tintinalli's Emergency Medicine: A Comprehensive Study Guide. 7th ed. McGraw Hill Medical. 2011: 1339~~		<references/>

	[[Category:Environ]]		[[Category:Environ]]

2015-08-26T12:24:30Z

Differential Diagnosis

2015-08-26T01:22:10Z

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	==Background==		==Background==
	#Variant of postural hypotension		*Variant of postural hypotension
	##Results from combination of volume depletion and peripheral vasodilatation		**Results from combination of volume depletion, decreased vasomotor tone and peripheral vasodilatation
	##Occurs in nonacclimatized during early stages of heat exposure (~~esp~~ elderly)		**Occurs in nonacclimatized patients during early stages of heat exposure (especially elderly)

	==Diagnosis==		==Diagnosis==
	#Diagnosis of exclusion		*Diagnosis of exclusion

	==Differential Diagnosis==		==Differential Diagnosis==
	{{Template:Heat Emergencies}}		{{Template:Heat Emergencies}}
			[[Syncope (DDx)]]

	==Management==		==Management==
	#Remove pt from heat source		*Remove pt from heat source
	#Give PO or IV rehydration		*Give PO or IV rehydration

	==Disposition==		==Disposition==
	#Hospitalization usually is not necessary		*Hospitalization usually not necessary

	==See Also==		==See Also==
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	==Source==		==Source==
	Tintinalli		Waters T. Heat Emergencies In: Tintinalli's Emergency Medicine: A Comprehensive Study Guide. 7th ed. McGraw Hill Medical. 2011: 1339

	[[Category:Environ]]		[[Category:Environ]]

2015-02-10T23:38:26Z

Rossdonaldson1 moved page Heat Syncope to Heat syncope

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