During the day shift, a patient's temperature measures 97?F (36.1?C) orally. At 2000, the patient's temperature measures 102?F (38.9?C). What effect does this rise in temperature have on the patient's basal metabolic rate?
a. Increases the rate by 7%
b. Decreases the rate by 14%
c. Increases the rate by 35%
d. Decreases the rate by 28%
C
Basal metabolic rate increases 7% for each degree Fahrenheit (0.56?C); therefore, this patient's temperature rise is an increase of 35%.
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