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Descriptor English:   Heat Exhaustion 
Descriptor Spanish:   Agotamiento por Calor 
Descriptor Portuguese:   Exaustão por Calor 
Synonyms English:   Heat Collapse
Heat Prostration  
Tree Number:   C26.522.250
Definition English:   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. 
Indexing Annotation English:   near normal body temperature: do not confuse with HEAT STROKE where body temp is dangerously high; SUNSTROKE is also available
Allowable Qualifiers English:  
BL blood CF cerebrospinal fluid
CI chemically induced CL classification
CO complications CN congenital
DI diagnosis DH diet therapy
DT drug therapy EC economics
EM embryology EN enzymology
EP epidemiology EH ethnology
ET etiology GE genetics
HI history IM immunology
ME metabolism MI microbiology
MO mortality NU nursing
PS parasitology PA pathology
PP physiopathology PC prevention & control
PX psychology RA radiography
RI radionuclide imaging RT radiotherapy
RH rehabilitation SU surgery
TH therapy US ultrasonography
UR urine VE veterinary
VI virology  
Record Number:   6509 
Unique Identifier:   D006359 

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