Environmental illness in athletes.
This article examines environmental illness in athletes. Causes, symptoms, and treatment of heat-related illness, cold-related illness, and altitude-related illness are discussed.
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Craig K
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Department of Family Medicine, University of Virginia Health System, PO Box 800729, Charlottesville, VA 22908, USA. cks2n@virginia.edu
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Denise
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O'Connor
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D000064:Acclimatization; D000532:Altitude Sickness / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000628:therapy; D001833:Body Temperature Regulation / Q000502:physiology; D003681:Dehydration / Q000209:etiology / Q000517:prevention & control; D004487:Edema / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology / Q000628:therapy; D018876:Environmental Illness / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000503:physiopathology / Q000628:therapy*; D005627:Frostbite / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000628:therapy; D018882:Heat Stress Disorders / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000503:physiopathology / Q000628:therapy; D006801:Humans; D007035:Hypothermia / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000503:physiopathology / Q000628:therapy; D008883:Miliaria / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000628:therapy; D017694:Rewarming / Q000379:methods; D012307:Risk Factors; D013178:Sports Medicine / Q000379:methods*; D013471:Sunburn / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000628:therapy; D013575:Syncope / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology / Q000628:therapy; D013746:Tetany / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology / Q000628:therapy; D014938:Work Capacity Evaluation