EXPERT VERIFED ACE THE
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factors affecting blood temperature - ANSWER ✔✔age
exercise
hormones
cardiac rhythm
stress
environment
smoking
,heat exhaustion - ANSWER ✔✔•Occurs when extreme or prolonged
environmental heat exposure leads to profuse sweating with results in
excessive water/electrolyte loss.
what is heat stroke - ANSWER ✔✔Prolonged exposure to the sun or
high environmental temperatures overwhelms the body's heat loss
mechanisms
high mortality rate
risk factors of heat stroke - ANSWER ✔✔very young or very old
cardiovascular disease
diabetes
alcoholism
exercise or working outdoors in predisposing conditions
signs and symptoms of heat stroke - ANSWER ✔✔confusion
delirium
excessive thirst
nausea
muscle cramps
high temperature and heart rate
, Hot, dry skin and absence of sweating are other features of heat stroke.
how do you take a tympanic temperature of ages 4 and older? -
ANSWER ✔✔gently grasp the pinna of the ear and pull it up and
back
what is an apical pulse? - ANSWER ✔✔a central pulse that can be
auscultated over the apex of the heart at the point of maximal impulse
(PMI).
what is a peripheral pulse? - ANSWER ✔✔pulses away from the
heart that needs to be palpatated
what effect does age have on the pulse rate? - ANSWER ✔✔as we
age the pulse rate decreases
how does gender affect pulse rate? - ANSWER ✔✔after puberty ,
men have lower pulse rates than women
how does a fever affect pulse rate? - ANSWER ✔✔pulse increases
how does hypovolemia affect pulse? - ANSWER ✔✔loss of blood is
going to increase pulse
what do we do when the heart rate is irregular - ANSWER ✔✔take
the apical pulse for accuracy
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