A Case of Severe Heatstroke and Review of Pathophysiology, Clinical Presentation, and Treatment.

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Address: Department of Pharmacy Practice, College of Pharmacy, Texas A & M Health Sciences Center, Kingsville, TX, USA ; Department of Family Medicine & Community Medici.
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Heatstroke is life-threatening condition characterized by hyperthermia and central nervous system disturbances. It can also be classified as a form of systemic inflammatory response syndrome with multiple organ dysfunction and in many ways resembles sepsis. Like sepsis, most patients with heatstroke demonstrate a hyperdynamic hemodynamic response. In contrast to sepsis, rhabdomyolysis may complicate management and initial fluid resuscitation is not well defined. We present an illustrative Case report and Review of literature.

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