title: Heat illness.
abstract: Heat stroke is reviewed in detail. Particular attention is paid to diagnosis and current emergency department treatment, and a brief overview of pathophysiology is included. Early complications, with recommendations for prevention and management, are described. Minor heat related syndromes are also mentioned.
authors.affiliation: St. Vincent Hospital and Health Center, Billings, Montana.
authors.forename: D
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Tek
authors.forename: J S
authors.initials: JS
authors.lastname: Olshaker
mesh_terms: D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D004630:Emergencies; D006359:Heat Exhaustion / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000628:therapy; D006801:Humans; D011379:Prognosis; D013474:Sunstroke / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000628:therapy