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Nursing Diagnosis and Intervention Quiz: Hyperthermia

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What is the medical term for a heart rate over 100 beats per minute?

Pulse deficit

Pulse pressure

Tachycardia (correct)

Bradycardia

How is the intensity of the pulse graded during palpation?

On a scale from 1 to 10

On a scale from 0 to 4 + (correct)

On a scale from 0 to 5

On a scale from weak to strong

What is the difference between systolic and diastolic blood pressure called?

Tachycardia

Bradycardia

Pulse deficit

Pulse pressure (correct)

Which factor may increase respiratory rate?

Stress (A) Signup and view all the answers

What is the term for the balance between the heat produced and lost from the body?

Heat balance (D) Signup and view all the answers

Which factor increases the rate of cellular metabolism throughout the body?

Increased thyroxine output (C) Signup and view all the answers

What decreases with age and is the rate of energy utilization in the body required to maintain body essentials?

Basal Metabolic Rate (BMR) (A) Signup and view all the answers

What increases the metabolic rate up to 2000 times and can increase heat production up to 50 times than normal?

Muscle Activity (C) Signup and view all the answers

What is the primary cause of the client's hyperthermia?

Infection (B) Signup and view all the answers

What is the goal of the nursing interventions in relation to the client's temperature?

To decrease to 37.5°C (B) Signup and view all the answers

What is the purpose of referring to a dietitian for the client's diet?

To assess the client's nutritional needs (C) Signup and view all the answers

In what situation should the nurse assess and compare the client's heartbeat and peripheral pulse?

When the client's HR produces weak or small pulse waves (D) Signup and view all the answers