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==Overview== | ==Overview== | ||
Other diagnostic studies that can help in the management of heat stroke include getting an [[EKG]], rectal temperature and | Other diagnostic studies that can help in the management of heat stroke include getting an [[EKG]], rectal temperature, [[CSF]] analysis , [[endoscopy]] and [[colonoscopy]]. | ||
. A brain biopsy can also be done in case of the death of the individual.<ref name="pmid25880507">{{cite journal| author=Leon LR, Bouchama A| title=Heat stroke. | journal=Compr Physiol | year= 2015 | volume= 5 | issue= 2 | pages= 611-47 | pmid=25880507 | doi=10.1002/cphy.c140017 | pmc= | url=https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/eutils/elink.fcgi?dbfrom=pubmed&tool=sumsearch.org/cite&retmode=ref&cmd=prlinks&id=25880507 }} </ref> | |||
==Other Diagnostic Studies== | ==Other Diagnostic Studies== | ||
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*Rectal temperature | *Rectal temperature | ||
*Analysis of [[CSF]] | *Analysis of [[CSF]] | ||
*[[Endoscopy]] | |||
*[[Colonoscopy]] | |||
*Brain autopsy can be done in case of death of the individual and shows: | |||
**Neuronal degeneration in | |||
***[[Hippocampus]] | |||
***[[Parietal cortex]] | |||
***[[Thalamus]] | |||
***[[Cerebellum]] | |||
***[[Spinal cord]] | |||
==References== | ==References== | ||
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Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1]; Associate Editor(s)-in-Chief: Usama Talib, BSc, MD [2]
Overview
Other diagnostic studies that can help in the management of heat stroke include getting an EKG, rectal temperature, CSF analysis , endoscopy and colonoscopy. . A brain biopsy can also be done in case of the death of the individual.[1]
Other Diagnostic Studies
Other diagnostic studies that can help in the management of heat stroke include:[1]
- EKG (for electrolyte abnormalities)
- Rectal temperature
- Analysis of CSF
- Endoscopy
- Colonoscopy
- Brain autopsy can be done in case of death of the individual and shows:
- Neuronal degeneration in
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Leon LR, Bouchama A (2015). "Heat stroke". Compr Physiol. 5 (2): 611–47. doi:10.1002/cphy.c140017. PMID 25880507.