RVT Journal Quiz: Volume 47, Issue 4, Article 2 – Thermoregulation of the Anesthetized Patient
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1. Which of the following is NOT a mechanism of heat loss?
2. Which fibres are responsible for the detection of decreases in body temperature?
3. Which part of the brain is responsible for initiating a response to changes in body temperature?
4. During which phase of heat loss is the greatest loss expected to occur?
5. Which of the following is a direct result of hypothermia?
6) The use of electric heating pads is appropriate for warming an anesthetized patient.
7. What causes malignant hyperthermia?
8. What is the goal of pre-warming both the patient and the induction area?
9. If the RVT monitoring a patient notes mild iatrogenic hyperthermia, which measures should they take?
10. If left untreated, hyperthermia can lead to patient death.