Moderately hypothermic individuals show progressive mental deterioration and paradoxical undressing is a not uncommon finding. Electrocardiographic recording of victims of hypothermia reveals a characteristic J-
TBI is a devastating condition that affects millions of people nationwide, because it can affect the nervous system permanently, it also messes with the neurological, musculoskeletal, cognitive and much more. TBI force a family to deal with not just the physical disability, with the behavioral and...
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Introduction: Hypothermia remains a challenging clinical problem in US. Causes of hypothermia include cold exposure, medical condition such as hypothyroidism, adrenal insufficiency, sepsis, toxin, and medications. Hypothermia is also complicated by other comorbidities such as arrhythmia, lactic acidosis, ...
It is contemplated that several versions of headgear apparatus10may be provided which produce different cooling temperatures so that an apparatus temperature can be selected which is suitable for the condition being treated. For example, a condition treated with hypothermia is neurogenic fever. It is ...
Intraventricular hemorrhage is uncommon in term newborns [1–3]. Asphyxia and hypothermia have been mentioned separately as possible risk factors of IVH, since they might cause fluctuations of cerebral blood flow [3–5]. Neonatal encephalopathy in term newborns remain a serious condition responsible ...
This invention is a heat conserving or cooling suit enclosure of plastic sheet for a patient undergoing a medical procedure or for a patient with hypothermia or hyperthermia from any cause. The enclos
Hypothermia is usually complicated by other comorbidities such as arrhythmia, lactic acidosis, coagulopathy, infection, or rhabdomyolysis which are life threatening. This can explain high mortality rate of this condition (40%). CASE DESCRIPTION 74-year-old Hispanic female was brought to the ER after...