A client asks why his temperature is always below 98.6°F. The nurse responds:
A) Some people maintain a core body temperature of 41°C and that is normal for them.
B) Normal core temperature varies between individuals within the range of 97.0°F to 99.5°F.
C) A person's highest point of core temperature is usually first thing in the morning.
D) The best way to bring your body temperature up to normal is to live in a warmer climate.
Ans: B
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Core temperature is normally maintained within a range of 36.0°C to 37.5°C (97.0°F to 99.5°F). A core temperature greater than 41°C (105.8°F) or less than 34°C (93.2°F) usually indicates that the body's thermoregulatory ability is impaired. Body heat is generated in the tissues of the body, transferred to the skin surface by the blood, and then released into the environment surrounding the body. The thermoregulatory center regulates the temperature of the deep body tissues, or "core" of the body, rather than the surface temperature. Internal core temperatures reach their highest point in late afternoon and evening and their lowest point in the early morning hours.
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