HYPERTHERMIA

Course overview

THIS COURSE ACQUAINTS THE CRITICAL CARE CLINICIAN WITH THE CAUSES, TYPES, AND TREATMENT OF A VARIETY OF FORMS OF HYPERTHERMIA, WHICH IS AN ABNORMAL INCREASE IN BODY TEMPERATURE. IT DETAILS THE MECHANISMS OF THERMOREGULATION AND THE PATHOPHYSIOLOGIC CHANGES THAT RESULT WHEN THESE MECHANISMS ARE OVERWHELMED OR FAIL. IN ADDITION, THIS COURSE OUTLINES THE CLINICAL FINDINGS, TREATMENT, AND NURSING CARE OF HEAT EXHAUSTION AND HEATSTROKE. LASTLY, IT EXPLORES THE RECOGNITION AND TREATMENT OF SECONDARY HYPERTHERMIA. THE GENERAL EFFECTS OF UNCONTROLLED HYPERTHERMIA ON BODY SYSTEMS CAN LEAD TO MULTISYSTEM ORGAN FAILURE AND EVENTUALLY BECOME LIFE THREATENING. (71 MINUTES)