Patients who shiver
a. are always hypothermic. c. may be normothermic.
b. are always hyperthermic. d. always shiver because of pain.
C
The normothermic patient may shiver or complain of feeling cold, so warm blankets may provide psychological comfort. Shivering may be a result of either the compensatory response to hypothermia or the effects of anesthetic agents, and it can produce a 500% increase in the metabolic rate.
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a. first b. second c. third d. fourth
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