Chapter 2: Importance of Temperature Flashcards
What does maintaining body temperature at a specific level enables?
Cells and organs to function properly.
What happens to certain parts of the body become too hot or cold?
Will stop functioning.
What is the average body temperature?
98.6 fahrenheit.
Why there is no “normal” temperature?
Because many factors influence body temperature.
What are the factors that influence body temperature?
Physical activity, increased food intake, drugs that increase metabolism, pregnancy, stress, age, and time of day.
Changes in body temperature accompany many diseases and measuring body temperature is usually part of?
An initial. assessment for acute illness.
The course of the disease can be monitored by measuring?
Body temperature.
What does fevers above 103 Fahrenheit require?
Immediate action to reduce body temperature as prolonged high fevers can cause seizures, brain damage and even death.
What does Afebrile describes?
A person with a normal temperature.
What does Febrile describes?
A person with an elevated temperature.
