Download or read book Hyperthermic and Hypermetabolic Disorders written by Philip M. Hopkins and published by Cambridge University Press. This book was released on 1996-10-03 with total page 312 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: 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. The chapters focus on the full range of these syndromes, their metabolic and physiological basis, the important pre-disposing factors for the prediction of those at risk, and the medical management of these conditions