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HEAT WAVE! What advice do you have for coping with extreme temperatures?

Takeaway

Stay hydrated, watch urine output, and urine color. Check on your patients who may not have air conditioning.

Passion in the Medical Profession | July 9, 2021 | <1 min read

Highlights

Dr. Zainab Obaidi, Johns Hopkins Medicine

Stay indoors, stay hydrated, and apply sunblock if you go outside!

Dr. Chase Anderson, UCSF

Dismantle capitalism.

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Dr. Mariah Robertson, Johns Hopkins Medicine

Check on your patients without reliable air conditioning. Hydrate, wear light clothing, and avoid going outdoors during the hottest hours of the day.

Dr. Colleen Christmas, Johns Hopkins Medicine

Advise patients to watch urine output, urine color, BP (if they can), thirst, and warn we may need to skip or reduce diuretic or BP med.

Dr. Cheryl Barnes-Neff

Snow cones!

Dr. Margaret Chisolm, Johns Hopkins Medicine

Stay cool tubing down a lazy river!