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  2. Hyperthermia - Wikipedia

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    Hyperthermia is generally diagnosed by the combination of unexpectedly high body temperature and a history that supports hyperthermia instead of a fever. [2] Most commonly this means that the elevated temperature has occurred in a hot, humid environment (heat stroke) or in someone taking a drug for which hyperthermia is a known side effect ...

  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. Cold and heat adaptations in humans - Wikipedia

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    Hypothermia can set in when the core temperature drops to 35 °C (95 °F). [2] Hyperthermia can set in when the core body temperature rises above 37.5–38.3 °C (99.5–100.9 °F). [ 3 ] [ 4 ] Humans have adapted to living in climates where hypothermia and hyperthermia were common primarily through culture and technology, such as the use of ...

  5. Doctors Explain What It Means When You Have Chills But ... - AOL

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    Essentially, dehydration may lead to hyperthermia because overheating can alter your body’s normal temperature. (See more about your body's response to heat and what happens when you sweat here.) 5.

  6. Heat stroke - Wikipedia

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    The pathophysiology of heat stroke involves an intense heat overload followed by a failure of the body's thermoregulatory mechanisms. More specifically, heat stroke leads to inflammatory and coagulation responses that can damage the vascular endothelium and result in numerous platelet complications, including decreased platelet counts, platelet ...

  7. Human body temperature - Wikipedia

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    Common symptoms include headache, confusion, and fatigue. If sweating has resulted in dehydration, then the affected person may have dry, red skin. In a medical setting, mild hyperthermia is commonly called heat exhaustion or heat prostration; severe hyperthermia is called heat stroke. Heatstroke may come on suddenly, but it usually follows the ...

  8. Neuroleptic malignant syndrome - Wikipedia

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    Dehydration, agitation, catatonia [4] Diagnostic method: Based on symptoms in someone who has started on antipsychotics within the last month [2] Differential diagnosis: Heat stroke, malignant hyperthermia, serotonin syndrome, lethal catatonia [2] Treatment: Stopping the offending medication, rapid cooling, starting other medications [2] Medication

  9. Can Dehydration Cause High Blood Pressure? What Experts Say - AOL

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    Dehydration can cause many symptoms including headache, lethargy, and constipation. It may even make your heart skip a beat . Other symptoms of dehydration to be on the lookout for, according to ...