NUR 133 Exam 2
- Thermotegulation
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The process of maintaining the core body temperature at a nearly constant value
- Normothermia
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The normal body temperature, ranges between 97.7° F (36.5° C) and 98.9° F (37.2° C)
- Hypothermia
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abnormally low body temperature
- Hyperthermia
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Abnormally high body temperature
- fever
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elevated body temperature due to change in the hypothetical set point
- body temperature 1 / 2
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the balance between the heat produced by the body and the heat lost from the body
- Acceptable Body Temperature Range
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96.4 F - 100.4 f or 35.8 C - 38 C
- Intervention strategies for hyperthermia
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Remove excess clothing and blankets
Provide external cool packs Provide a cooling blanket Hydrate with cool fluids (oral or intravenous) Lavage with cool fluids Administer antipyretic drug therapy
- Intervention strategies for hypothermia
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Remove the person from cold Provide external warming measures Provide internal warming measures
***Safety Tip
Core rewarming must be done slowly to minimize the risk for dysrhythmias. Cardiac monitoring is required when the patient is recovering from severe hypothermia.
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