The patient has a temperature of 106° F. The nurse should be aware that the oxygen demands of the body would:
A) Increase due to an increase in metabolism
B) Decrease due to a decrease in metabolism
C) Increase due to a decrease in metabolism
D) Decrease due to an increase in metabolism
Ans: A
Feedback: When a person's temperature is elevated, hypermetabolism occurs, and the respiratory rate, heart rate, and basal metabolic rate increase.
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