| Descriptor English: | Sunstroke | ||||
| Descriptor Spanish: |
Insolación
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| Descriptor Portuguese: | Insolação | ||||
| Descriptor French: | Insolation | ||||
| Entry term(s): |
Sun Stroke Sun Strokes Sunstrokes |
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| Tree number(s): |
C26.522.500.500 |
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| RDF Unique Identifier: | https://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/D013474 | ||||
| Scope note: | Heat stroke caused by exposure to the sun. It is characterized by dangerously high BODY TEMPERATURE; red, hot skin; DELUSIONS; CONVULSIONS; or COMA. It can be a life-threatening emergency and is most common in infants and the elderly. |
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| Annotation: | HEAT STROKE is also available |
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| Allowable Qualifiers: |
BL blood CF cerebrospinal fluid CI chemically induced CL classification CN congenital CO complications DG diagnostic imaging DH diet therapy DI diagnosis DT drug therapy EC economics EH ethnology EM embryology EN enzymology EP epidemiology ET etiology GE genetics HI history IM immunology ME metabolism MI microbiology MO mortality NU nursing PA pathology PC prevention & control PP physiopathology PS parasitology PX psychology RH rehabilitation RT radiotherapy SU surgery TH therapy UR urine VE veterinary VI virology |
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| DeCS ID: | 13862 | ||||
| Unique ID: | D013474 | ||||
| NLM Classification: | WD 610 | ||||
| Documents indexed in the Virtual Health Library (VHL): | Click here to access the VHL documents | ||||
| Date Established: | 1966/01/01 | ||||
| Date of Entry: | 1999/01/01 | ||||
| Revision Date: | 2010/06/25 |
Sunstroke
- Preferred
| Concept UI |
M0020817 |
| Scope note | Heat stroke caused by exposure to the sun. It is characterized by dangerously high BODY TEMPERATURE; red, hot skin; DELUSIONS; CONVULSIONS; or COMA. It can be a life-threatening emergency and is most common in infants and the elderly. |
| Preferred term | Sunstroke |
| Entry term(s) |
Sun Stroke Sun Strokes Sunstrokes |
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