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heat cramps
heat cramps[′hēt ‚kramps] (medicine) Painful voluntary-muscle spasm and cramps following strenuous exercise, usually in persons in good physical condition, due to loss of sodium chloride and water from excessive sweating. heat cramps
heat crampsmuscle spasms induced by severe exertion in intense heat, accompanied by considerable pain; sometimes related to salt deficiency, hyperventilation, or overconsumpstion of alcoholic drinks. Synonym(s): myalgia thermicaheat stress disease Critical care A group of conditions due to overexposure to or overexertion in excess environmental temperatures Heat stress-forms in increasing severity Heat cramps Non-emergent and treated by salt replacement Heat exhaustion More serious, treated with fluid and salt replacement Heat stroke Most commonly affecting extremes of ages, especially the elderly, accompanied by convulsions, delusions, coma and treated by cooling the body and replacement of fluids and salts Note: The body's reaction to heat is a function of controllable–use of anticholinergics, phenothiazines, alcohol, heavy exercise, clothing, obesity, direct exposure and acclimatization and uncontrollable factors–high ambient temperatures or humidity, lack of air circulation, underlying fever, old age or infancy, ectodermal dysplasia
heat cramps (hēt kramps) Painful muscle spasms resulting from excessive water and electrolyte loss.
See: hyperthermia
See also: dehydration |