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==Definition== | ==Definition== | ||
Acute heat-related injury due to volume depletion; Temp can be low, high or normal (>37 but <40) | Acute heat-related injury due to volume depletion; Temp can be low, high or normal (>37 but <40) | ||
==Risk Factors== | ==Risk Factors== | ||
Underlying factors (poor fluid intake, hot environment, inappropriate clothing) | Underlying factors (poor fluid intake, hot environment, inappropriate clothing) | ||
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Medication use (anticholinergics, B-blockers, alcohol, diuretics) | Medication use (anticholinergics, B-blockers, alcohol, diuretics) | ||
==Symptoms== | ==Symptoms== | ||
Thirst, cephalgia, dizziness, weakness, n/v, myalgia, anxiety | Thirst, cephalgia, dizziness, weakness, n/v, myalgia, anxiety | ||
==Treatment== | ==Treatment== | ||
Volume replacement | Volume replacement | ||
Balanced salt solutions | Balanced salt solutions | ||
==See Also== | ==See Also== | ||
Environ: [[Heat Stroke]] | Environ: [[Heat Stroke]] | ||
[[Category:Environ]] | [[Category:Environ]] | ||
Revision as of 19:40, 13 March 2011
Definition
Acute heat-related injury due to volume depletion; Temp can be low, high or normal (>37 but <40)
Risk Factors
Underlying factors (poor fluid intake, hot environment, inappropriate clothing)
Underlying illness (endocrine disorders, cardiac disease, burns)
Poorly adaptive thermoregulatory mechanisms
Medication use (anticholinergics, B-blockers, alcohol, diuretics)
Symptoms
Thirst, cephalgia, dizziness, weakness, n/v, myalgia, anxiety
Treatment
Volume replacement
Balanced salt solutions
See Also
Environ: Heat Stroke