The nurse is caring for a patient who has an elevated temperature. The nurse understands that
a. Fever and hyperthermia are the same thing.
b. Hyperthermia occurs when the body cannot reduce heat loss.
c. Hyperthermia is an upward shift in the set point.
d. Hyperthermia occurs when the body cannot reduce heat production.
ANS: D
Fever and hyperthermia are not the same things. An elevated body temperature related to the body's inability to promote heat loss or reduce heat production is hyperthermia. Fever is an upward shift in the set point. Hyperthermia is not a shift in the set point.
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