Clinical Review
Toxicologic Hyperthermia
Emergency Medicine. 2011 November;43(11):13-16
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Lewis S. Nelson, MD (Series Editor), Betty Chen, MD, and Susi U. Vassallo, MD, FACEP, FACMT
A man with an extremely elevated body temperature and a history of cocaine use is unresponsive and tachycardic. The differential diagnosis, considerations in the management of hyperthermia, and the outcome of the case are discussed.