The tendency of an organism to maintain a constant internal environment is:
Homeostasis
Adaptation
Diaphoresis
Sensorium
Assessment of mental alertness is:
Temperature
a balance between heat created and heat lost. Heat is created as the body changes food to energy is:
Thermoregulation
What are the ways heat is lost from the body?
From the body to the environment, perspiration, breathing
From the body to the environment, perspiration, sexual activity
From the body to the environment, sleeping, breathing
Exercise, perspiration, breathing
What is diaphoresis?
Sleeping
Fever
Perspiration
Low body temperature
What are the types of thermometers?
Glass, electronic, digital, tympanic, and thermal scanners
Glass, electronic, digital, tympanic, and disposable.
Glass, electronic, laser, tympanic, and thermal scanners
Glass, rectal, digital, tympanic, and thermal scanners
What is the most common type of thermometer?
Glass
Electronic
Digital
Thermal Scanner
Tympanic
Five methods for measurement:
Oral, axillary, tympanic, parietal, and rectal
Vaginal, axillary, tympanic, temporal, and rectal
Oral, Occipital, tympanic, temporal, and rectal
Oral, axillary, tympanic, temporal, and rectal
How long does an oral thermometer take?
2 minutes
3 minutes
4 minutes
1.5 minutes
How long does an axillary thermometer take?
5-12 minutes
5-8 minutes
5-6 minutes
5-10 minutes