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thermogregulation
✓ process of maintaining the core body temperature at a nearly constant value
Four methods of heat loss
✓ evaporation, conduction, convection, radiation
Evaporation heat loss
✓ the loss of heat that occurs when a liquid is converted to a vapor
Conduction heat loss
✓ is the loss of heat from the BODY SURFACE to COOLER SURFACES in direct contact
Convection heat loss
✓ the flow of heat from the body surface to COOLER AIR
Radiation heat loss
✓ Loss of heat from body to cooler surface that is close to but not in direct contact
How heat is transferred
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✓ Heat always moves from an area of high temperature to an area of low temperature
✓ conduction, convection, radiation
how age affects thermoregulation
✓ babies cannot regulate body temp
✓ elders have poor circulation
risk factors for problems with thermoregulation
✓ all individuals are potentially at risk
✓ most at risk:
✓ - very young
✓ - very old
✓ - poor
✓ - people living in very hot or cold climates
Intervention Strategies for Hyperthermia
✓ •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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