A Patient Is in the Emergency Department with Heat Stroke

question 16

Multiple Choice

A patient is in the Emergency Department with heat stroke. What finding does the healthcare provider associate with this condition?

• A)Core temperatures usually reaching approximately 39.5°C (103.1°F)
• B)Absence of sweating despite a high core temperature
• C)A rapidly decreasing core temperature as heat loss from the evaporation of sweat ceases
• D)Symptoms caused by the loss of sodium and prolonged sweating

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