Chapter 21 Flashcards
1
Q
cellular chemical reactions in the body
A
metabolism
2
Q
agents that cause fever
A
pyrogens
3
Q
rate at which heat is produced when the body is at rest
A
basal metabolic rate
4
Q
continuously elevated fever
A
constant
5
Q
alternating rise and fall fever
A
intermittent
6
Q
fever that rises later in the day; it falls in the am and is never normal
A
remittent
7
Q
fever that falls to normal and then rises again and repeats
A
relapsing
8
Q
when objects in the surroundings are warmer than the body heat is radiated to the body and absorbed
A
radiation
9
Q
when warm skin touches a cool object
A
conduction
10
Q
adding moisture by evaporation
A
convection
11
Q
sweating is considered?
A
evaporation
12
Q
the difference between systolic and diastolic
A
pulse pressure
