TY - CHAP M1 - Book, Section TI - Disorders Due to Heat A1 - Nemer, Jacqueline A. A1 - Juarez, Marianne A. A2 - Papadakis, Maxine A. A2 - McPhee, Stephen J. A2 - Rabow, Michael W. A2 - McQuaid, Kenneth R. Y1 - 2023 N1 - T2 - Current Medical Diagnosis & Treatment 2023 AB - ESSENTIALS OF DIAGNOSISSpectrum of preventable heat-related illnesses: heat cramps, heat exhaustion, heat syncope, and heat stroke.Heat stroke: hyperthermia with cerebral dysfunction in a patient with heat exposure.Best outcome: early recognition, initiation of rapid cooling, and avoidance of shivering during cooling; delays in cooling result in higher morbidity and mortality in heat stroke patients.Best choice of cooling method: whichever can be instituted the fastest with the least compromise to the patient. SN - PB - McGraw-Hill Education CY - New York, NY Y2 - 2024/03/28 UR - accessmedicine.mhmedical.com/content.aspx?aid=1193138213 ER -