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Hipotermia
Nombres alternativos:
Exposición al frÃo; temperatura corporal baja
SÃntomas:
Los sÃntomas suelen comenzar lentamente. A medida que la persona desarrolla hipotermia, sus habilidades para pensar y moverse a menudo se van perdiendo lentamente. De hecho, es posible que la persona con hipotermia no esté consciente de la necesidad de tratamiento médico de emergencia. Asimismo, una persona persona con hipotermia tiene la probabilidad igualmente de sufrir congelación .
Los sÃntomas son:
- Confusión
- Somnolencia
- Debilidad y pérdida de coordinación
- Piel pálida y frÃa
- Disminución del ritmo respiratorio y frecuencia cardÃaca
- Temblor incontrolable (aunque con temperaturas corporales extremadamente bajas el temblor puede cesar)
Si no recibe tratamiento oportuno, se puede presentar letargo, paro cardÃaco, shock y coma. La hipotermia puede incluso ser mortal.
Referencias:
Marx JA, Hockberger RS, Walls RM, eds. Rosen’s Emergency Medicine: Concepts and Clinical Practice. 5th ed. St. Louis, Mo: London: Mosby; 2002:1979-1996.
Auerbach PS. Wilderness Medicine . 4th ed. St. Louis, Mo: Mosby; 2001.
Ford MD, ed. Clinical Toxicology . 1st ed. Philadelphia, Pa: Saunders; 2001:244-247.
- Fecha de revisión: 1/16/2007
- Versión en inglés revisada por: Eric Perez, MD, Department of Emergency Medicine, St. Luke's-Roosevelt Hospital Center, New York, NY. Review provided by VeriMed Healthcare Network.
- Traducción y localización realizada por: DrTango, Inc.
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