title: When nature turns up the heat.
abstract: Heat-related illness can present as prickly heat, heat cramps, heat exhaustion, or heat stroke. Can you spot the different types and provide the appropriate care? Can you offer advice on how to prevent these disorders in the first place? This article will allow you to answer Yes.
authors.affiliation: Montefiore Medical Center Home Health Agency, Bronx, N.Y., USA.
authors.forename: S C
authors.initials: SC
authors.lastname: Schulmerich
mesh_terms: D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D016529:Emergency Nursing; D018882:Heat Stress Disorders / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology / Q000451:nursing* / Q000517:prevention & control; D006801:Humans; D009730:Nursing Assessment; D012307:Risk Factors