Heat stroke Hyperthermia

• Facts:
  Failure of thermoregulatory center to dissipate heat at the rate necessary to maintain a euthermic state
  
  Nonexertional
  Patients with chronic medical conditions
  
  Exertional
  In otherwise healthy individuals, conditioning in extreme heat
• History / PE:
  Temperature > 105 F
  Altered mental status
  Dehydration
  Epistaxis
  Hypotension
• Diagnosis:
  Rhabdomyolysis (muscle breakdown)
  Renal failure
  ARDS
  Coagulopathic bleeding
• Differential Diagnosis:
  Thyroid storm
  Malignant hyperthermia