RT Book, Section
A1 Vassallo, Susi U.
A1 Delaney, Kathleen A.
A2 Nelson, Lewis S.
A2 Howland, Mary Ann
A2 Lewin, Neal A.
A2 Smith, Silas W.
A2 Goldfrank, Lewis R.
A2 Hoffman, Robert S.
SR Print(0)
ID 1163009482
T1 Thermoregulatory Principles
T2 Goldfrank's Toxicologic Emergencies, 11e
YR 2019
FD 2019
PB McGraw-Hill Education
PP New York, NY
SN 9781259859618
LK accessemergencymedicine.mhmedical.com/content.aspx?aid=1163009482
RD 2024/04/18
AB Despite  exposure  to  wide  fluctuations  of  environmental  temperatures,  human  body  temperature  is  maintained  within  a  narrow  range.16,120  Elevation  or  depression  of  body  temperature  occurs  when  (1)  thermoregulatory  mechanisms  are  overwhelmed  by  exposure  to  extremes  of  environmental  heat  or  cold;  (2)  endogenous  heat  production  is  either  inadequate,  resulting  in  hypothermia,  or  exceeds  the  physiologic  capacity  for  dissipation,  resulting  in  hyperthermia;  or  (3)  disease  processes  or  xenobiotic  effects  interfere  with  normal  thermoregulatory  responses  to  heat  or  cold  exposure.