The patient presents to the clinic for a check-up and is noted to have a temperature of 35.2°C. The patient denies being feeling cold or hot, recent illnesses, or prolonged exposure to the cold. The nurse suspects further testing will reveal a lesion in which area of the brain?
- NCLEX Practice
- Categories
- Physiological Adaptation
- View Question
- Category: Physiological Adaptation
- Difficulty: 4
Want help? View the answer with rationale.
Additional Physiological Adaptation Questions
- Question Type: Multiple Choice - Select One
- Difficulty: 4
The 1-year-old with sickle cell disease is in crisis following gastroenteritis. While hospitalized, the patient abruptly exhibits seizures, decreased level of consciousness, right-sided facial asymmetry when crying, coughing and sputtering during a bottle feeding, and decreased movement of the right leg and arm. The nurse contacts the provider and prepares to provide which initial interventions? Select all that apply.
- Question Type: Multiple Choice - Select All
- Difficulty: 10
A patient has a blood pressure of 135/86 mm/Hg which was taken after the patient rested quietly in a room for 30 minutes. Using the AHA guidelines, how does the nurse classify this patient’s blood pressure?
- Question Type: Multiple Choice - Select One
- Difficulty: 4
0