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12 relations: Anticholinergic, Antihypertensive drug, Diuretic, Heat cramps, Heat edema, Heat exhaustion, Heat stroke, Heat syncope, Miliaria, Occupational heat stress, Tetany, Thermoregulation.
Anticholinergic
An anticholinergic agent is a substance that blocks the neurotransmitter acetylcholine in the central and the peripheral nervous system.
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Antihypertensive drug
Antihypertensives are a class of drugs that are used to treat hypertension (high blood pressure).
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Diuretic
A diuretic is any substance that promotes diuresis, the increased production of urine.
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Heat cramps
Heat cramps, a type of heat illness, are muscle spasms that result from loss of large amount of salt and water through exercise.
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Heat edema
Heat edema is a cutaneous condition characterized by dependent edema from vasodilatory pooling.
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Heat exhaustion
Heat exhaustion is a severe form of heat illness.
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Heat stroke
Heat stroke, also known as sun stroke, is a type of severe heat illness that results in a body temperature greater than and confusion.
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Heat syncope
Heat syncope is fainting or dizziness as a result of overheating (syncope is the medical term for fainting).
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Miliaria
Miliaria, also called "sweat rash", is a skin disease marked by small and itchy rashes.
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Occupational heat stress
Occupational heat stress is the net load to which a worker is exposed from the combined contributions of metabolic heat, environmental factors, and clothing worn which results in an increase in heat storage in the body.
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Tetany
Tetany or tetany seizure is a medical sign consisting of the involuntary contraction of muscles, which may be caused by disease or other conditions that increase the action potential frequency of muscle cells or the nerves that innervate them.
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Thermoregulation
Thermoregulation is the ability of an organism to keep its body temperature within certain boundaries, even when the surrounding temperature is very different.
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