A patient is admitted for mild hypothermia. Which of the following signs or symptoms should the nurse expect to find? (Select all that apply.)
a. Increased respiratory rate
b. Decreased heart rate and cardiac output
c. Decreased respiratory rate
d. Depleted glucose stores
e. Decreased muscular activity
f. Pinpoint pupils
ANS: B, C, D, E
In mild hypothermia, the patient is usually alert, shivering, and may appear clumsy, apathetic, or irritable. Hypoglycemia can occur because glucose and glycogen stores are depleted by long-term shivering. Respiratory rate, heart rate, and cardiac output decrease. Pupils are dilated when temperature falls below 89.6°F.
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