Heat Exhaustion

Preferred Label : Heat Exhaustion;

ICNP knowledge name : HeatExhaustion;

ICNP description : Impaired Thermoregulation: Decreased ability to change internal thermostat when exposed to intense heat or inability to acclimatise to heat, weakness, vertigo, cool skin, damp skin, pale skin, muscle cramps, body temperature near normal, low blood pressure returning to normal in recumbent position, loss of consciousness accompanied by depletion of body fluid and electrolyte and collapse.;

Details

Origin ID

10008851;

Automatic exact mappings (from CISMeF team)
- Effects of heat [ICD-11 Category]
- Heat exhaustion [MedDRA Preferred Term]
- Heat exhaustion (disorder) [SNOMED CT concept]
- Heat stroke (disorder) [SNOMED CT concept]
- heat exhaustion [MeSH Descriptor]
- heat exhaustion [MeSH concept]
- heat exhaustion, nos [SNOMED Notion]
- heat illness [MedlinePlus Topic]
Semantic type(s)
- Injury or Poisoning [UMLS semantic type]

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