"Heat Exhaustion" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
MeSH (Medical Subject Headings). Descriptors are arranged in a hierarchical structure,
which enables searching at various levels of specificity.
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.
| Descriptor ID |
D006359
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| MeSH Number(s) |
C26.522.250
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| Concept/Terms |
Heat Exhaustion- Heat Exhaustion
- Exhaustion, Heat
- Heat Prostration
- Prostration, Heat
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Heat Exhaustion" by people in Profiles.
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Hubbard RW, Mager M, Bowers WD, Leav I, Angoff G, Matthew WT, Sils IV. Effect of low-potassium diet on rat exercise hyperthermia and heatstroke mortality. J Appl Physiol Respir Environ Exerc Physiol. 1981 Jul; 51(1):8-13.
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Bynum G, Brown J, Dubose D, Marsili M, Leav I, Pistole TG, Hamlet M, LeMaire M, Caleb B. Increased survival in experimental dog heatstroke after reduction of gut flora. Aviat Space Environ Med. 1979 Aug; 50(8):816-9.
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Hubbard RW, Criss RE, Elliott LP, Kelly C, Matthew WT, Bowers WD, Leav I, Mager M. Diagnostic significance of selected serum enzymes in a rat heatstroke model. J Appl Physiol Respir Environ Exerc Physiol. 1979 Feb; 46(2):334-9.
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Bynum G, Patton J, Bowers W, Leav I, Hamlet M, Marsili M, Wolfe D. Peritoneal lavage cooling in an anesthetized dog heatstroke model. Aviat Space Environ Med. 1978 Jun; 49(6):779-84.
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Bowers WD, Hubbard RW, Leav I, Daum R, Conlon M, Hamlet MP, Mager M, Brandt P. Alterations of rat liver subsequent to heat overload. Arch Pathol Lab Med. 1978 Mar; 102(3):154-7.
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Bynum G, Patton J, Bowers W, Leav I, Wolfe D, Hamlet M, Marsili M. An anesthetized dog heatstroke model. J Appl Physiol Respir Environ Exerc Physiol. 1977 Aug; 43(2):292-6.
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Hubbard RW, Matthew WT, Linduska JD, Curtis FC, Bowers WD, Leav I, Mager M. The laboratory rat as a model for hyperthermic syndromes in humans. Am J Physiol. 1976 Oct; 231(4):1119-23.