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==Background== | ==Background== | ||
*Variant of postural hypotension | |||
**Results from combination of volume depletion, decreased vasomotor tone and peripheral vasodilatation | |||
**Occurs in nonacclimatized patients during early stages of heat exposure (especially elderly) | |||
==Diagnosis== | ==Diagnosis== | ||
*Diagnosis of exclusion | |||
==Differential Diagnosis== | ==Differential Diagnosis== | ||
{{Template:Heat Emergencies}} | {{Template:Heat Emergencies}} | ||
[[Syncope (DDx)]] | |||
==Management== | ==Management== | ||
*Remove pt from heat source | |||
*Give PO or IV rehydration | |||
==Disposition== | ==Disposition== | ||
*Hospitalization usually not necessary | |||
==See Also== | ==See Also== | ||
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==Source== | ==Source== | ||
Tintinalli | Waters T. Heat Emergencies In: Tintinalli's Emergency Medicine: A Comprehensive Study Guide. 7th ed. McGraw Hill Medical. 2011: 1339 | ||
[[Category:Environ]] | [[Category:Environ]] | ||
Revision as of 01:22, 26 August 2015
Background
- Variant of postural hypotension
- Results from combination of volume depletion, decreased vasomotor tone and peripheral vasodilatation
- Occurs in nonacclimatized patients during early stages of heat exposure (especially elderly)
Diagnosis
- Diagnosis of exclusion
Differential Diagnosis
Environmental heat diagnoses
Management
- Remove pt from heat source
- Give PO or IV rehydration
Disposition
- Hospitalization usually not necessary
See Also
Source
Waters T. Heat Emergencies In: Tintinalli's Emergency Medicine: A Comprehensive Study Guide. 7th ed. McGraw Hill Medical. 2011: 1339