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heat cramp

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cramp (kramp) a painful spasmodic muscular contraction.
heat cramp  spasm with pain, weak pulse, and dilated pupils; seen in workers in intense heat.
recumbency cramps  cramping in legs and feet occurring while resting or during light sleep.
writers' cramp  a muscle cramp in the hand caused by excessive use in writing.

heat cramp
Etymology: AS, haetu + crammian, to fill
any cramp or painful spasm of the voluntary muscles in the arm, leg, or abdomen caused by depletion in the body of both water and salt. It usually occurs after vigorous physical exertion in an extremely hot environment or under other conditions that cause profuse sweating and depletion of body fluids and electrolytes. The victim should be moved to a cooler place and given salt-containing fluids. Also called cane-cutter's cramp, fireman's cramp, miner's cramp, stoker's cramp. See also heat exhaustion.

cramp
a painful spasmodic muscular contraction.

Greyhound cramp
muscle spasms, particularly in the hindlegs, usually in unfit dogs, with excessive excitement, or high environmental temperatures.
heat cramp
a form of equine colic after vigorous exercise with heavy sweating. Caused by electrolyte loss. Signs include muscle tremor and rigidity.
raptor cramp
hypocalcemic, tetanic convulsions in raptor birds caused by a dietary deficiency of calcium.
Scottie cramp, Scotch cramp
an inherited defect in Scottish terriers that occurs as hyperkinetic episodes from an early age, but may only be precipitated by exercise or excitement. Some dogs show the disorder only infrequently during their otherwise normal lives. Affected dogs become stiff with hyperextension of the limbs which may prevent walking or cause brief cessation of respiratory movements. Caused by a deficiency of serotonin.


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Use extreme caution, experts warn, when it is between 95 and 105 degrees because possible heat cramps and heat exhaustion with prolonged exposure can occur.
Heat cramps are the painful tightening of muscles in your stomach area, arms, or legs.
ILLNESS SIGNS AND SYMPTOMS Early heat stress Mild dizziness, fainting, fatigue, decreased concentration, confusion, loss of coordination, thirst Heat cramps Painful spasms of arm, leg, or abdomen.
 
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