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Predisposing factors of dehydration
✓✓ Alcohol consumption
Medications
High BMI/low fitness level
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Inadequate diet
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Improper clothing
Medical conditions
Age
Fatigue/lack of sleep
Improper acclimatization
Signs and symptoms of dehydration
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✓✓ Fatigue
Headache
Decreased heat tolerance
Cognitive deterioration
Reduction in strength and physical capacity
Decreased turgor
Increased heart rate and breathing
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Severe dehydration
Exampromax - Stuvia US
✓✓ Weak, rapid pulse
Cold hands or feet
Hypotension
Dysuria
Lethargy
Cyanotic lips
Hydration during activities
✓✓ 1 qt per hour, no more than 1.5 liters per hour
Hyponatremia
✓✓ Low sodium level in the blood
Disturbs the osmotic balance and can cause a rapid influx of water into the
brain
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Causes of hyponatremia
✓✓ Excessive water intake
Loss of sodium in sweat
S/sx hyponatremia
✓✓ Headache
Malaise
Nausea
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Confusion
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Seizures
Coma
Permanent brain damage
Death
Risk factors of hyponatremia
✓✓ Exercise duration of greater than 4 hours
Low body weight
Overhydration
NSAID use
Extreme hot or cold conditions
Treatment of hyponatremia
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✓✓ Place in upright position
Tacevac
ONLY TREATED BY AN MO
Mild dehydration treatment
✓✓ Oral hydration (if tolerable)
Moderate to severe hydration treatment
✓✓ IV fluid replacement never over hydrate
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3L of fluid
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Normal temperature range
✓✓ 97.6-99.6
Hypothalamus
✓✓ Regulates the body's core temperature, can tell the body to conserve
heat or dissipate heat by increasing RR, cardiac output, vasodilation and
perspiration.
Predisposing factors of heat casualty
FMTB-W BLOCK 2 Questions with Detailed
Verified Answers (100% Correct Answers)
/Already Graded A+
Predisposing factors of dehydration
✓✓ Alcohol consumption
Medications
High BMI/low fitness level
©, 2025 All rights reserved®
Inadequate diet
Exampromax - Stuvia US
Improper clothing
Medical conditions
Age
Fatigue/lack of sleep
Improper acclimatization
Signs and symptoms of dehydration
, 2 Exampromax - Stuvia US 2025/2026
✓✓ Fatigue
Headache
Decreased heat tolerance
Cognitive deterioration
Reduction in strength and physical capacity
Decreased turgor
Increased heart rate and breathing
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Severe dehydration
Exampromax - Stuvia US
✓✓ Weak, rapid pulse
Cold hands or feet
Hypotension
Dysuria
Lethargy
Cyanotic lips
Hydration during activities
✓✓ 1 qt per hour, no more than 1.5 liters per hour
Hyponatremia
✓✓ Low sodium level in the blood
Disturbs the osmotic balance and can cause a rapid influx of water into the
brain
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Causes of hyponatremia
✓✓ Excessive water intake
Loss of sodium in sweat
S/sx hyponatremia
✓✓ Headache
Malaise
Nausea
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Confusion
Exampromax - Stuvia US
Seizures
Coma
Permanent brain damage
Death
Risk factors of hyponatremia
✓✓ Exercise duration of greater than 4 hours
Low body weight
Overhydration
NSAID use
Extreme hot or cold conditions
Treatment of hyponatremia
, 4 Exampromax - Stuvia US 2025/2026
✓✓ Place in upright position
Tacevac
ONLY TREATED BY AN MO
Mild dehydration treatment
✓✓ Oral hydration (if tolerable)
Moderate to severe hydration treatment
✓✓ IV fluid replacement never over hydrate
©, 2025 All rights reserved®
3L of fluid
Exampromax - Stuvia US
Normal temperature range
✓✓ 97.6-99.6
Hypothalamus
✓✓ Regulates the body's core temperature, can tell the body to conserve
heat or dissipate heat by increasing RR, cardiac output, vasodilation and
perspiration.
Predisposing factors of heat casualty
