Effects of Vagal Stimulation and Medications on Respiratory Distress Quiz
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What is a potential cause of an elevated heart rate in postoperative children?

  • Low body temperature
  • Hypoxia
  • Pain (correct)
  • Increased perfusion
  • In postoperative children, what could lead to bradycardia being of more concern than tachycardia?

  • Decreased perfusion
  • Pain (correct)
  • Hypoxia
  • Elevated temperature
  • What could potentially cause a decrease in heart rate due to decreased perfusion in postoperative children?

  • Elevated temperature
  • Hypoxia (correct)
  • Respiratory distress
  • Increased perfusion
  • What is the primary way the body responds to respiratory distress?

    <p>By increasing respiratory rate</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Why is decreased blood pressure considered a late sign of shock?

    <p>Due to decreased elasticity and constriction of blood vessels</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the potential cause of fever in infants that may occur later than fever of noninfectious origin?

    <p>Infection</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is hyperthermia?

    <p>A situation in which body temperature exceeds the set point due to the body or external conditions creating more heat than the body can eliminate</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the principle reason for treating fever?

    <p>Relief of discomfort</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the therapeutic management for elevated temperature due to fever?

    <p>Depends on whether it is due to fever or hyperthermia</p> Signup and view all the answers

    When does a crisis of the temperature occur?

    <p>When the temperature stabilizes at a higher range</p> Signup and view all the answers

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