Hyperthermia
Hyperthermia, also called heat stroke, is a clinical condition in which exposure to extreme heat results in elevated body temperature, confusion, loss of consciousness, and dehydration.
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What leads to serious hyperthermia?
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I received a clinical injection of promethazinehcl which caused chemical hyperthermia. How do I get a diagonisis for chemical hyperthermia?
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What exactly is post operative hyperthermia?
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What is malignant hyperthermia?
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How common is malignant hyperthermia?
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Malignant hyperthermia - can I smoke?
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What drugs trigger maligant hyperthermia?
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How do you diagnose malignant hyperthermia?
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Differentiate between fever and hyperthermia?
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How to tell if I have malignant hyperthermia?
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I think I may have malignant hyperthermia. What would that mean?
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What is the definition or description of: malignant hyperthermia?
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What is the chance of geting malignant hyperthermia from drug use?
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If i'm uncomfortable in the heat, does that mean I have hyperthermia?
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What are the signs of malignant hyperthermia in young people using drugs?
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If maligant hyperthermia occurred with excersie, what symptoms would you get?
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Can someone have symptoms of maligant hyperthermia without going under any medications?
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My first cousin once removed has malignant hyperthermia. What are my chances of having it, what to do?
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Can you explain these terms pyrexia hyperpyrexia hyperthermia?
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Can I donate plasma if I had malignant hyperthermia in the past ?
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Is this malignant hyperthermia if I only have problems in surgery?
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Can you give someone who has maligant hyperthermia general anethesia through an iv?
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I'm going to be having surgery in a month for malignant hyperthermia. How can I prepare?
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What would happen if i were to take an ecstasy pill or smoke weed, if I have malignant hyperthermia?
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Is the symptoms of maligant hyperthermia only present when given triggering agents that cause mh? Or can you have symptoms without any medicine
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How to treat hyperthermia or heat stroke?
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Can you get malignant hyperthermia from smoking weed?
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If I have malignant hyperthermia , is there any sedatives i need to avoid?
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I'm really confused how maligant hyperthermia can be triggered through excersie or hott environments? I thought it happened only under gen anesthesia
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Can malignant hyperthermia occur secondary to epidural steroid injections?
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