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1. What type of loss is evaporation and what are some examples of evaporation?

- insensible fluid loss

- sweating or breathing

2. What is conduction and what is an example?

- heat is transferred from a warm to cool surface by direct contact

- a warm body lying on a cool metal radiology table

3. What are some examples of antipyretics given to lower a persons fever? -

- acetaminophen (tylenol)

- ibuprophen (motrin/advil)

- ASA (aspirin)

4. Who are the normal antipyretic drugs not given to? Why?

- children under 2 years old

- children or teens recovering from the flu or chicken pox-Reye's syndrome

5. At what temperature is the patient considered to have hypothermia? What is the

exception?

- 95 degrees and below

- older adults may have a lower body temperature and it is considered their

normal and is not hypothermia