Overview of Heat-Related Illnesses | NEJM

In this Double Take video from the New England Journal of Medicine, Dr. Barzilay reviews the range of acute heat-related illnesses, including their symptoms, complications, and management. Risk factors associated with increased morbidity and mortality from heat-related illnesses and strategies for primary care clinicians to reduce risk are also examined.

For further reading, the following Clinical Practice article, referenced in this video, is available on the Journal’s website: Treatment and Prevention of Heat -Related Illness (Sorensen and Hess, in the September 28, 2022, issue of the Journal; https://www.nejm.org/doi/full/10.1056... ).

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