hyperthermia

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abnormally high body temperature; sometimes induced (as in treating some forms of cancer)

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Also, if the atmosphere is as warm as or warmer than the skin during times of high humidity, blood brought to the body surface cannot dissipate heat by conduction to the air, and a condition called hyperthermia results. Source: Internet

Hyperthermia is a non-invasive procedure, it uses ultrasound delivered from the outside of the body. Source: Internet

As can be seen, hyperthermia can be conceptualized as an increase above the thermoregulatory set point. Source: Internet

Physical restraints are not recommended for agitation or delirium as they may contribute to mortality by enforcing isometric muscle contractions that are associated with severe lactic acidosis and hyperthermia. Source: Internet

It is recommended that high blood pressure, tachycardia (rapid heart-beat), and hyperthermia, if present, are treated symptomatically, and that low blood pressure is treated initially with fluids and then with pressors if necessary. Source: Internet

“I have a theory,” I say, “that the symptoms we’re seeing in the people here could be a result, at least in part, of ingestion—delirium, amnesia, hyperthermia, bizarre behavior. Source: Internet

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