Body Temp
What objective data do we see when a patients temp drops?
sweating
Non-shivering thermogenesis typically occurs in what population
Neonates
Classification of hypothermia
Mild - 90.0-95.0. Moderate - 82.0-90.0. Severe - less than 82.0.
Malignant hypothermia
a hereditary condition of uncontrolled heat production that occurs when susceptive individuals receive general anesthesia. Seen with muscle regidity
Metatheory
An area of stufy that looks at the relationships of various components.
Different temp taking methods/locations
Pulmonary artery, esophagus, temporal, rectal, auxillary
The transfer of heat from the surgace of one object to the surface of another w/o direct contact.
Radiation
What can affect our body temperature?
Age, exercise, hormones, Stress, Environment, Temperature alterations.
Frostbite
Occurs when the body is exposed to subnormal temperatures
What is turgor
Skin elasticity, grasp with fingertips
What is a cause to temp changes?
Circadian rhythm
The transfer of heat from one object to another with direct contact
Conduction
Our body temperature is lowest and highest when?
1:00am-4:00am is lowest. 1:00PM-4:00PM is highest.
Heat stroke
A body temperature of 104.0 or more, accompanied by hot, dry skin, and central nervous system abnormalities. Symptoms, coma, convulsions, or delerium.
Components of a theory
Phenomenon, Concepts, Definitions, and Assumptions
Hypothalamus and it's located in the ventral brain
Moving air way by air movement
Convection
Pyrexia *** Must know
Means fever.
FUO is the abbreviation for
Fever of unknown origin
The 4 theories from most abstract to least abstract
Metatheory is most abstract, grand theories, middle-range theories, and practice theories are least abstract.
Heat loss and heat production
themoregulation and it's due to the anterior hypothalamus and posterior hypothalamus
Visible perspiration primarily occuring on the forehead and upper thorax
Diaphoresis
Hyperthermia is different from a fever because
Hyperthermia occurs when body cannot reduce heat production.
Heat Exhaustion
caused by environment heat exposure and presents with profuse diaphoresis that results in excessive fluid and electrolyte loss.