RT Book, Section
A1 Nemer, Jacqueline A.
A1 Juarez, Marianne A.
A2 Papadakis, Maxine A.
A2 McPhee, Stephen J.
A2 Rabow, Michael W.
A2 McQuaid, Kenneth R.
SR Print(0)
ID 1184175269
T1 Disorders Due to Heat
T2 Current Medical Diagnosis & Treatment 2022
YR 2022
FD 2022
PB McGraw-Hill Education
PP New York, NY
SN 9781264269389
LK accessmedicine.mhmedical.com/content.aspx?aid=1184175269
RD 2023/09/30
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  victims.Best  choice  of  cooling  method:  whichever  can  be  instituted  the  fastest  with  the  least  compromise  to  the  patient.