Heat cramps - Revision history

Beren85: /* Management */

2022-05-05T16:47:30Z

Management

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	==Management==		==Management==
	*Self-limited		*Self-limited
			*Provide muscle stretching and massage
	*[[analgesia\|Pain]] is difficult to treat		*[[analgesia\|Pain]] is difficult to treat
	**Often does not respond to [[opioids]] alone		**Often does not respond to [[opioids]] alone

ClaireLewis: /* Management */

2019-09-28T18:58:05Z

Management

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	==Management==		==Management==
	*Self-limited		*Self-limited
	*Pain is difficult to treat		*[[analgesia\|Pain]] is difficult to treat
	**Often does not respond to opioids alone		**Often does not respond to [[opioids]] alone
	*Hydration		*Hydration
	**Mild symptoms: sports drinks		**Mild symptoms: sports drinks
	**Severe symptoms: IV normal saline		**Severe symptoms: IV [[normal saline]]

	==Disposition==		==Disposition==

Alvarez13 at 22:14, 8 December 2016

2016-12-08T22:14:17Z

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	*Pain is difficult to treat		*Pain is difficult to treat
	**Often does not respond to opioids alone		**Often does not respond to opioids alone
	*Mild symptoms: sports drinks		*Hydration
	*Severe symptoms: IV normal saline		**Mild symptoms: sports drinks
			**Severe symptoms: IV normal saline

	==Disposition==		==Disposition==

Rossdonaldson1: Text replacement - "opiates" to "opioids"

2016-07-31T12:56:05Z

Text replacement - "opiates" to "opioids"

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	*Self-limited		*Self-limited
	*Pain is difficult to treat		*Pain is difficult to treat
	**Often does not respond to ~~opiates~~ alone		**Often does not respond to opioids alone
	*Mild symptoms: sports drinks		*Mild symptoms: sports drinks
	*Severe symptoms: IV normal saline		*Severe symptoms: IV normal saline

Neil.m.young: Text replacement - "==Diagnosis==" to "==Evaluation=="

2016-07-27T05:07:42Z

Text replacement - "==Diagnosis==" to "==Evaluation=="

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	{{Template:Heat Emergencies}}		{{Template:Heat Emergencies}}

	==~~Diagnosis~~==		==Evaluation==
	*Clinical diagnosis		*Clinical diagnosis

Neil.m.young: Text replacement - "==Treatment==" to "==Management=="

2016-07-08T04:29:45Z

Text replacement - "==Treatment==" to "==Management=="

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	*Clinical diagnosis		*Clinical diagnosis

	==~~Treatment~~==		==Management==
	*Self-limited		*Self-limited
	*Pain is difficult to treat		*Pain is difficult to treat

Ostermayer: Text replacement - "Category:Environ" to "Category:Environmental"

2016-03-22T14:47:26Z

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	[[Category:~~Environ~~]]		[[Category:Environmental]]

Rossdonaldson1 at 12:07, 26 August 2015

2015-08-26T12:07:55Z

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	==Background==		==Background==
	*Painful, involuntary, spasmodic contractions of skeletal muscles
	**Usually affects calves, may involve thighs and shoulders
	*Occurs to those who sweat profusely and replace fluid losses with water		*Occurs to those who sweat profusely and replace fluid losses with water
	**May occur during exercise, but more common during rest several hours later		**May occur during exercise, but more common during rest several hours later
	*Typically does not involve enough muscle mass to cause rhabdomyolysis		*Typically does not involve enough muscle mass to cause rhabdomyolysis<ref>Waters T. Heat Emergencies In: Tintinalli's Emergency Medicine: A Comprehensive Study Guide. 7th ed. McGraw Hill Medical. 2011: 1339-1344</ref>

			==Clinical Features==
			*Painful, involuntary, spasmodic contractions of skeletal muscles<ref>Waters T. Heat Emergencies In: Tintinalli's Emergency Medicine: A Comprehensive Study Guide. 7th ed. McGraw Hill Medical. 2011: 1339-1344</ref>
			**Usually affects calves, may involve thighs and shoulders

	==Differential Diagnosis==		==Differential Diagnosis==
	{{Template:Heat Emergencies}}		{{Template:Heat Emergencies}}

			==Diagnosis==
			*Clinical diagnosis

	==Treatment==		==Treatment==
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	*Mild symptoms: sports drinks		*Mild symptoms: sports drinks
	*Severe symptoms: IV normal saline		*Severe symptoms: IV normal saline

			==Disposition==
			*Usually outpatient

	==See Also==		==See Also==
	*[[Heat Emergencies]]		*[[Heat Emergencies]]

	==~~Source~~==		==References==
	~~Waters T. Heat Emergencies In: Tintinalli's Emergency Medicine: A Comprehensive Study Guide. 7th ed. McGraw Hill Medical. 2011: 1339-1344~~		<references/>

	[[Category:Environ]]		[[Category:Environ]]

Kghaffarian at 01:10, 26 August 2015

2015-08-26T01:10:35Z

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	==Source==		==Source==
	Tintinalli		Waters T. Heat Emergencies In: Tintinalli's Emergency Medicine: A Comprehensive Study Guide. 7th ed. McGraw Hill Medical. 2011: 1339-1344

	[[Category:Environ]]		[[Category:Environ]]

Kghaffarian at 01:09, 26 August 2015

2015-08-26T01:09:51Z

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	*Occurs to those who sweat profusely and replace fluid losses with water		*Occurs to those who sweat profusely and replace fluid losses with water
	**May occur during exercise, but more common during rest several hours later		**May occur during exercise, but more common during rest several hours later
			*Typically does not involve enough muscle mass to cause rhabdomyolysis

	==Differential Diagnosis==		==Differential Diagnosis==