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Descriptor English: Heat Exhaustion
Descriptor Spanish: Agotamiento por Calor
Descriptor agotamiento por calor
Entry term(s) colapso por calor
postración por calor
Scope note: Efecto de la exposición excesiva al calor, que se produce generalmente entre trabajadores en salas de hornos, fundiciones etc., aunque puede presentarse por exposición al calor solar, o insolación. Se caracteriza por temperatura subnormal con vahídos, cefalalgia, náuseas y a veces delirio, colapso o ambos. Se diferencia del GOLPE DE CALOR, en que en este último la temperatura corporal puede estar aumentada peligrosamente. (Dorland, 28a ed)
Descriptor Portuguese: Exaustão por Calor
Descriptor French: Épuisement dû à la chaleur
Entry term(s): Collapse, Heat
Exhaustion, Heat
Heat Collapse
Heat Prostration
Prostration, Heat
Tree number(s): C26.522.250
RDF Unique Identifier: https://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/D006359
Scope note: A clinical syndrome caused by heat stress, such as over-exertion in a hot environment or excessive exposure to sun. It is characterized by SWEATING, water (volume) depletion, salt depletion, cool clammy skin, NAUSEA, and HEADACHE.
Annotation: near normal body temperature: do not confuse with HEAT STROKE where body temp is dangerously high; SUNSTROKE is also available
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
DeCS ID: 6509
Unique ID: D006359
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
Heat Exhaustion - Preferred
Concept UI M0009983
Scope note A clinical syndrome caused by heat stress, such as over-exertion in a hot environment or excessive exposure to sun. It is characterized by SWEATING, water (volume) depletion, salt depletion, cool clammy skin, NAUSEA, and HEADACHE.
Preferred term Heat Exhaustion
Entry term(s) Exhaustion, Heat
Heat Prostration
Prostration, Heat
Heat Collapse - Related but not broader or narrower
Concept UI M0009984
Preferred term Heat Collapse
Entry term(s) Collapse, Heat



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