
Episode 136: University of Maryland Heat Stroke Scandal
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The Differential Diagnosis of Heat Stroke
Most people just have heat cramps. It's really common especially for people who are like predisposed to it Around 104 degrees Fahrenheit in the body um, there's this kind of cascading effect that happens Where You reach 104 degrees Fahrenheit the heart can no longer function as well So it doesn't pump as much blood which means you're not sweating as much And meanwhile your brain is boiling basically cool That's that's the sort of shorthand diagnosis or like differential diagnosis between heat exhaustion and heat stroke.
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