Without treatment, this can result in dangerously high body temperatures and life threatening conditions, including organ failure and death. This section details the types of hyperthermia, or heat-related illnesses, and their associated symptoms. Heatstroke Heatstroke is a dangerous condition that can ...
Summary Symptoms Diagnosis Prevention Treatment Prognosis What is Heat stroke (hyperthermia)?The human body usually can regulate its temperature. When the body gets too hot, it uses several strategies to cool down, including sweating. But if a person spends too much time in the heat without ...
In rare cases, it may be caused by medication or a medical condition, but usually, the temperature is just too hot, and you're pushing yourself too hard. Overexertion in hot weather frequently causes hyperthermia. Types and Symptoms of Hyperthermia Treatment of Hyperthermia Lesson Summary Notes...
Heat Stress: It is a condition when the temperature starts climbing and the affected person is unable to cool himself/herself through sweating. It may lead to serious complications like heat exhaustion or stroke. Dizziness, nausea, weakness, headache and constant thirst are some of the common sy...
Some people don’t have symptoms. If you think someone might have rhabdomyolysis: Tell them to stop exercising. Get them medical care right away and ask the doctor or nurse to check them for rhabdomyolysis. Heat Syncope Dehydrationor being unable to adjust to a new climate may play a role ...
Treatment Results with Transurethral Hyperthermia in Patients with Benign Prostatic HyperplasiaSurgery is the modality of choice in the treatment of patients with moderate to severe symptoms and signs of benign prostatic hyperplasia (BPH) (G raversonet al. 1989). Patients with these signs and symptoms...
Discomforting local symptoms were the predominant treatment related acute side effects in 28 patients with pelvic disease, while systemic hyperthermia and associated symptoms were the predominant side effects in 18 patients with abdominal disease. Minor subacute toxicity was minimal and no serious ...
There are wide variations in clinical presen- tation, anesthetic history, symptoms and timing of episodes, and responses to treatment. Episodes of MH have been reported in patients with a history of mul- tiple uneventful triggering anesthetics (l-3). Further- more, the clinical presentation can ...
Diagnosis is based on medical history (including signs and symptoms) and physical examination. People with hyperthermia have a very high body temperature along with a history of hyperthermia rather than fever. This means that the raised temperature has occurred in a hot, humid environment (heat str...
Mental status deteriorates, and coma or delirium may develop. Hyperpyrexia is noted, with dehydration and hypotension. The duration is 7-10 days. Treatment consists of stopping the drug, controlling the symptoms, and administering dopamine agonists (eg, bromocriptine). Dantrolene will lower the ...