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==Management==
==Management==
*Remove pt from heat source
*Remove patient from heat source
*Give PO or IV rehydration
*Give PO or IV rehydration



Revisión del 22:11 1 jul 2016

Background

  • Variant of postural hypotension[1]
    • Results from combination of volume depletion, decreased vasomotor tone and peripheral vasodilatation
    • Occurs in nonacclimatized patients during early stages of heat exposure (especially elderly)

Clinical Features

  • Syncope in the setting of environmental heat exposure

Differential Diagnosis

Environmental heat diagnoses

Syncope Causes

Diagnosis

  • Diagnosis of exclusion

Management

  • Remove patient from heat source
  • Give PO or IV rehydration

Disposition

  • Hospitalization usually not necessary

See Also

References

  1. Waters T. Heat Emergencies In: Tintinalli's Emergency Medicine: A Comprehensive Study Guide. 7th ed. McGraw Hill Medical. 2011: 1339