All of the following are involved in the pathogenesis of heat stroke EXCEPT:
AFailure of thermoregulation
BDehydration
CIncreased metabolic heat production
DExcessive sweating
HR-180, BP-60/40, temp-39.5°C, ETCO2-65 post induction. Most likely diagnosis:
AThyroid storm
BAnaphylaxis
CSeptic shock
DMalignant hyperthermia
The first physiological response to high environmental temperature is:
ASweating
BDecrease heat production
CVasodilatation
DNon-shivering thermogenesis
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