Hyperhidrosis Flashcards
Classify hyperhidrosis
Discuss primary hyperhidrosis
Criteria for the diagnosis for diagnosis primary hyperhidrosis
Define secondary hyperhidrosis
Causes of cortical (stress/emotional) hyperhidrosis
Causes of hypothalamic hyperhidrosis
Drugs that can stimulate eccrine sweating
Discuss physiologic medullary hyperhidrosis
Describe pathologic medullary hyperhidrosis
Describe other medullary (gestatory) hyperhidrosis
Describe spinal (cord transection) sweating
Other causes of secondary hyperhidrosis
Discuss Autonomic dysreflexia
Describe compensatory hyperhidrosis
Diagnosis of hyperhidrosis
Initial patient evaluation for secondary hyperhidrosis
Treatment of hyperhidrosis
3 major categories of disorders as causes as anhidrosis
Causes of central and peripheral hypohidrosis or anhidrosis
Drugs that cause hypohidrosis and anhidrosis
Systemic disorder that affect levels of electrolytes in sweat
Describe types of bromhidrosis
Three types of miliaria
discuss multiple sweat gland abscesses