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  2. Hyperthermia - Wikipedia

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    Hyperthermia, also known simply as overheating, is a condition in which an individual's body temperature is elevated beyond normal due to failed thermoregulation.The person's body produces or absorbs more heat than it dissipates.

  3. Heat illness - Wikipedia

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    Heat illness is a spectrum of disorders due to increased body temperature. It can be caused by either environmental conditions or by exertion.It includes minor conditions such as heat cramps, heat syncope, and heat exhaustion as well as the more severe condition known as heat stroke. [1]

  4. Heat syncope - Wikipedia

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    The basic treatment for heat syncope is like that for other types of fainting: the patient is positioned in a seating or supine position with legs raised. Water containing salt, or another drink containing electrolytes, is administered slowly, and the patient is moved to a cooler area, such as the shade.

  5. The horrors of the heat dome: What heat does to the human body

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  6. Heat exhaustion - Wikipedia

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    Heat exhaustion is a heat-related illness characterized by the body's inability to effectively cool itself, typically occurring in high ambient temperatures or during intense physical exertion. In heat exhaustion, core body temperature ranges from 37 °C to 40 °C (98.6 °F to 104 °F).

  7. Human body temperature - Wikipedia

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    Other circumstances also affect the body's temperature. The core body temperature of an individual tends to have the lowest value in the second half of the sleep cycle; the lowest point, called the nadir, is one of the primary markers for circadian rhythms. The body temperature also changes when a person is hungry, sleepy, sick, or cold.

  8. Heat stroke - Wikipedia

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    A person being cooled down with water spray, one of the treatments for heat stroke, in Iraq in 1943: Specialty: Emergency medicine: Symptoms: High body temperature, red, dry or damp skin, headache, dizziness, confusion, nausea [2] Complications: Seizures, rhabdomyolysis, kidney failure [3] Duration: 1-2 days in the hospital (typical recovery ...

  9. Hyperthermia therapy - Wikipedia

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    Hyperthermia is defined as supra-normal body temperatures. There is no consensus as to what is the safest or most effective target temperature for the whole body. During treatment the body temperature reaches a level between 39.5 and 40.5 °C (103.1 and 104.9 °F). [4]

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