Heatstroke Author: Dani Moran, PhD; Moshe Rav-Acha, MD; Liran Mendel, BMedSc
Editorial changes - 2010-03-15
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Follow-up
  • Perform a heat tolerance test on patients with exertional heatstroke before they resume activity.
  • Schedule follow-up for patients who have had classic heatstroke to evaluate and treat underlying psychosocial and medical conditions.
Elements of Follow-up for Heatstroke (table)

Perform a heat tolerance test on patients with exertional heatstroke before they resume activity. C

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Schedule follow-up for patients who have had classic heatstroke to evaluate and treat underlying psychosocial and medical conditions. C

  • In follow-up, address:
    • Predisposing psychosocial issues, e.g. alcoholism and homelessness
    • Underlying medical conditions such as diabetes or infections, if present
  • Do not perform a heat tolerance test on patients who have had classic heatstroke.
  • See table Elements of Follow-up for Heatstroke.
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Dani Moran, PhD has no financial relationships with pharmaceutical companies, biomedical device manufacturers, or health-care related organizations. James Glazer, MD, editorial consultant, has no financial relationships with pharmaceutical companies, biomedical device manufacturers, or health-care related organizations. Liran Mendel, BMedSc has no financial relationships with pharmaceutical companies, biomedical device manufacturers, or health-care related organizations. Moshe Rav-Acha, MD has no financial relationships with pharmaceutical companies, biomedical device manufacturers, or health-care related organizations.
Darren B. Taichman, MD, PhD, Editor, PIER, has received grant support from Actelion Pharmaceuticals Ltd , and honoraria for continuing medical education grand rounds and lectures given.

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