Contributions

  • Philip M. Hopkins (Editor) - Contributor
  • F. R. Ellis (Editor) - Contributor

Publication

1996-01-15 - Cambridge University Press

Language

English

Word Count

71,500 words, Guess

Page Count

286 pages

Physical Format

Hardcover

Identifiers

and 3 more
  • Library of Congress Control Number96013981
  • OCLC Control Number34515200
  • Better World Books9780521443814

Classifications

  • LCCRB129 .H97 1996

Description

This authoritative and comprehensive new publication looks in depth at a range of medical syndromes characterised by serious and unpredicted internal overheating of the body. These episodes may arise suddenly and unexpectedly in certain individuals, with life-threatening consequences, either as a result of heat stress, exceptional physical exertion or in response to certain common anaesthetics and some drugs, including ecstacy. This chapters focus on the full range of these syndromes, their metabolic and physiological basis, the important predisposing factors for the prediction of those at risk and the medical management of these conditions. The volume includes important contributions from authors of international repute and incorporates a wealth of information from the Leeds malignant hyperthermia investigation unit - the world's leading centre of research and investigation in this area. . This compilation provides an essential source of reference for those wishing to understand these disorders and a practical account of their medical management.

First Sentence

'While he was out in the fields supervising the binding of the sheaves, he got sunstroke, took to his bed and died...' (Apocrypha).

Subjects

Other Editions

  • Hyperthermic and Hypermetabolic DisordersHardcoverCambridge University Press1996-01-15

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