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==Treatment== | ==Treatment== | ||
*Self-limited | |||
*Pain is difficult to treat | |||
**Often does not respond to opiates alone | |||
*Mild symptoms: sports drinks | |||
*Severe symptoms: IV normal saline | |||
==See Also== | ==See Also== | ||
Revisión del 01:08 26 ago 2015
Background
- Painful, involuntary, spasmodic contractions of skeletal muscles
- Usually affects calves, may involve thighs and shoulders
- Occurs to those who sweat profusely and replace fluid losses with water
- May occur during exercise, but more common during rest several hours later
Differential Diagnosis
Environmental heat diagnoses
Treatment
- Self-limited
- Pain is difficult to treat
- Often does not respond to opiates alone
- Mild symptoms: sports drinks
- Severe symptoms: IV normal saline
See Also
Source
Tintinalli