Feeling the heat

This simple quiz will help you know how well informed you are about heat-related problems. Each correct answer fetches you 10 points. Excellent, if your score is 80 and above, good if it is between 60 and 80, average if it is 40 and 60, and bad if the points earned are below 40. Get ready to take the test.

1) One of the following is not a heat-related disorder
a) Frostbite
b) Heat cramps
c) Sunstroke
d) None of the above

2) Heat-related disorders may be associated with
a) Dehydration
b) Electrolyte depletion
c) Both
c) None of the above

3) Heat-related disorders can manifest as
a) Heat cramps
b) Heat exhaustion
c) Heat stroke
d) All of the above

4) The following increase the risk of heat stroke except
a) Anticholinergic drugs
b) Skin disorders
c) Obesity
d) Acclimatisation

5) Acclimatisation is
a) Scheduled unregulated exposure to heat
b) Scheduled regulated exposure to cold
c) Scheduled regulated exposure to heat
d) None of the above

6) One of the following is a life-threatening medical
emergency
a) Heat cramps
b) Heat stroke
c) Both
d) None of the above

7) The hall marks of heat stroke are
a) Body (core) temperature above 41° C
b) Impaired consciousness
c) Absence of sweating d) All of the above

8) One of the following about heat stroke is false
a) Causes damage to internal organs
b) Can cause seizures or coma
c) Needs immediate hospital-
isation
d) Can be managed at home

9) People at risk of heat stroke are
a) Infants
b) Elderly
c) Athletes at prolonged
exposure
d) All of the above

10) Heat-related disorder can be prevented by all except
a) Wearing light loose-fitting clothes
b) Using caps and umbrellas
c) Consuming adequate fluids and electrolytes
d) Consuming alcohol

The writer is Consultant Physician, Apollo Hospitals
Secunderabad

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