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Pathology | Medicine (MD/DO) School Study Aid
Stages of Hypothermia
- Mild
- 32 to 35°C (90 to 95°F)
- Shivering
- Moderate
- 28 to 32°C (82 to 90°F)
- Obvious Motor Impairment
- Slowed Thinking
- Severe
- < 28°C (< 82°F)
- Shivering Stops
- Paradoxical Undressing
- Arrhythmias
3 mins
Hypothermia Interventions
- Remove From Environment
- Remove Wet Clothing
- Passive Rewarming
- Warm Clothing
- Active Rewarming
- Heated Blankets
- Warm IV Solutions
- Heated Oxygen
- Warm Gastric Lavage
- Considerations
- Warm Trunk BEFORE Extremities
2 mins
Malignant Hyperthermia
- Inheritance
- Autosomal-Dominant
- Pathophysiology and causes
- Ryanodine Receptor 1 Mutation
- Inhaled Anesthetics
- Succinylcholine
- Symptoms
- Autonomic Instability
- Muscle Rigidity
- Treatment
- Dantrolene
2 mins
Malignant Hyperthermia vs. Neuroleptic Malignant Syndrome vs. Serotonin Syndrome
- Autonomic Instability
- Muscle Rigidity
- Malignant Hyperthermia
- Ryanodine Receptor 1 Mutation
- Inhaled Anesthetics
- Succinylcholine
- Dantrolene
- Neuroleptic Malignant Syndrome
- Antidopaminergic Medications
- Hyporeflexia
- Myoglobinuria
- Dantrolene
- Serotonin Syndrome
- Serotonergic Medications
- Hyperreflexia
- Clonus
- Cyproheptadine
3 mins
Heat Stroke
- TYPES
- Exertional
- Nonexertional
- Characteristics
- Inadequate Hypothalamic Thermoregulation
- Body Temperature > 40° C (104° F)
- Clinical Features
- Cutaneous Calor and Rubor
- Rhabdomyolysis
- No Diaphoresis
- CNS Changes
- Acute Kidney Injury
- Management
- Rapid External Cooling
- Hydration
- Electrolyte Correction
3 mins
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