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==Background== | ==Background== | ||
*Hyperventilation leading to:<ref>Waters T. Heat Emergencies In: Tintinalli's Emergency Medicine: A Comprehensive Study Guide. 7th ed. McGraw Hill Medical. 2011: 1339</ref> | |||
**[[respiratory alkalosis]] | |||
**extremity/circumoral [[paresthesias]] | |||
**carpopedal spasm | |||
*May mimic heat cramps | |||
== | ==Clinical Features== | ||
*No cramping in muscle compartments | |||
*Differentiate from [[heat cramps]] based on little pain | |||
== | ==Differential Diagnosis== | ||
{{Heat Emergencies}} | |||
[[Category: | ==Evaluation== | ||
*Clinical | |||
==Treatment<ref>Waters T. Heat Emergencies In: Tintinalli's Emergency Medicine: A Comprehensive Study Guide. 7th ed. McGraw Hill Medical. 2011: 1339</ref>== | |||
*Remove from heat | |||
*Decrease respiratory rate | |||
==Disposition== | |||
*Outpatient | |||
==See Also== | |||
*[[Heat Emergencies]] | |||
==References== | |||
<references/> | |||
[[Category:Environmental]] | |||
Latest revision as of 19:05, 28 September 2019
Background
- Hyperventilation leading to:[1]
- respiratory alkalosis
- extremity/circumoral paresthesias
- carpopedal spasm
- May mimic heat cramps
Clinical Features
- No cramping in muscle compartments
- Differentiate from heat cramps based on little pain
Differential Diagnosis
Environmental heat diagnoses
Evaluation
- Clinical
Treatment[2]
- Remove from heat
- Decrease respiratory rate
Disposition
- Outpatient