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MEDCA Study Guide Test with Correct Answers The production and loss of heat are generated and controlled in the - Answer-Hypothalamus and the brainstem The average adult temperature is around - Answer-98.6 taken orally Temperature taken under arm (axillary) is usually - Answer-0.5 to 1 degre...

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The production and loss of heat are generated and controlled in the - Answer-
Hypothalamus and the brainstem

The average adult temperature is around - Answer-98.6 taken orally

Temperature taken under arm (axillary) is usually - Answer-0.5 to 1 degrees lower than
orally

Temperature taken rectal can be - Answer-0.5 - 1 degrees higher than orally

Rectum temperature - Answer-Most accurate

oral temperature can be affected by - Answer-Smoking, intake of food and drink,
breathing

Temperature measured orally is lower than - Answer-Rectal
Core Body Temperatures

Temperature taken under the arm - Answer-Are the lowest in temps

Temperature will increase - Answer-With the intake of food or drinks that are calorie rich

Temperatures drop - Answer-At night and throughout the night

Poor sleep quality or insomnia can lead to - Answer-A decrease in temperature

Sites used for temp measurements - Answer-Oral (mouth)
Rectal (anus)
Tympanic (ear)
Axillary (arm)
Vaginal (vagina)
Forhead
In the gut
Over temporal artery

Temperature vary depending on - Answer-Body part being measured

Typical temps in the daytime for healthy adults - Answer-Oral about 98.6

, A medical sign characterized by an increase of temperature above normal leavel -
Answer-Fever

A significant core body temperature increase (hyperthermia) or decrease in core body
temperature (Hypothermia) - Answer-Core Body Temperature

The lowest temperature attained by the body (low early in the morning) - Answer-Basal
Body Temperature

core temperature drops below required temperature level (95 degrees) - Answer-
Hypothermia

The core temperature increases - Answer-Hyperthermia

Blood pressure is exerted by - Answer-Circulating blood upon the walls of blood vessels

Blood pressure varies between a - Answer-Systolic (maximum) and diastolic pressure
(minimum)

Blood pressure drops most rapidly along the - Answer-Small arteries and arterioles

Bp measurement is usually expressed as the - Answer-Systolic pressure over the
diastolic pressure
120
80

systolic pressure - Answer-When the heart is contracting (heart sound during systole)

diastolic pressure - Answer-When the heart is relaxed ( heart sound during diastole)

Medical term for low blood pressure - Answer-Hypertension

orthostatic hypotension - Answer-low blood pressure that occurs when standing up from
a lying or sitting position

Dehydration - Answer-Causes the body to lose more water than it is taking in

Post prandial hypotension - Answer-Sudden drop in blood pressure after eating

Shy-Drager syndrome - Answer-Associated with muscle tremors, slowed movement,
problems with speech and incontinence

Hippocrates (460-377 BC) - Answer-Father of medicine , & starts study of medicine and
prescribes asprin as medicine

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