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Overview of Heat Illness
Introduction
Heat illness encompasses a number of disorders ranging in severity from Heat Cramps and Patients with heat exhaustion maintain the ability to dissipate heat and have normal central nervous system (CNS) function. In heatstroke, compensatory mechanisms for heat dissipation fail, and CNS function is impaired. Heatstroke should be considered in all patients with hyperthermia and altered mental status. Malignant Hyperthermia , 