Publication details
Poruchy termoregulace ve stáří – geriatrické syndromy
| Title in English | Thermoregulation disorders in old age - geriatric syndromes |
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| Year of publication | 2009 |
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| Description | Severe hyperthermia is accompanied by impaired thermoregulation and systemic inflammatory response (SIRS), which leads to multi-organ involvement and often to death. Symptoms include temperature 40 C and impaired consciousness, sweating in the elderly often lacking. Diagnosis is based on history and physical examination. Therapy consists in urgent external cooling Infusion iv. A symptomatic treatment (including hospitalization in the ICU or ARO). Hypothermia is meant decrease core body temperature below35 C. The symptoms of tremor they progress to lethargy characterized by delirium, coma, and even death. Diagnosis is based on measurements of core body temperature. Treatment requires a warm environment and protective blankets. Severe hypothermia occasionally requires external heat source directed at the core of the body, ie the body cavity lavage, etc.). |