Hypothermia is defined as what?

Hypothermia is defined as what?

• A. Hypothermia is when a patient's body temperature is dangerously low.
• B. Hyperthermia is when a patient's body temperature is dangerously low.
• C. A patient has a normal temperature.
• D. A patient has a high fever.

Answer: (A)

Hypothermia means the core body temperature has dropped to a dangerously low level, typically below 35°C (95°F). When temperature falls this low, the body's metabolic processes slow, shivering may occur to generate heat, cognitive and physical functions deteriorate, and there’s an increasing risk of organ and heart problems. This is the opposite of hyperthermia, which is a dangerously high temperature, and it’s different from a normal temperature or a fever, which is a rise in temperature due to infection.

Hypothermia means the core body temperature has dropped to a dangerously low level, typically below 35°C (95°F). When temperature falls this low, the body's metabolic processes slow, shivering may occur to generate heat, cognitive and physical functions deteriorate, and there’s an increasing risk of organ and heart problems. This is the opposite of hyperthermia, which is a dangerously high temperature, and it’s different from a normal temperature or a fever, which is a rise in temperature due to infection.