Which of the Following Is True of Fevers

question 58

Multiple Choice

Which of the following is true of fevers?

• A) An increase in body temperature never has beneficial effects.
• B) A 1°C increase in temperature can be protective.
• C) A 3°C increase in temperature is invariably fatal.
• D) None of the above is true.

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Definitions:

First Law of Thermodynamics

A principle stating that energy cannot be created or destroyed, only transformed from one form to another.

Second Law of Thermodynamics

A fundamental principle of physics stating that the total entropy of an isolated system can never decrease over time, and is constant if and only if all processes are reversible.

Entropy

A measure of disorder or randomness in a system, often associated with the second law of thermodynamics, stating that entropy within a closed system tends to increase over time.

Two Laws of Thermodynamics

Fundamental principles of physics that describe energy conservation and the increase of entropy, respectively, in a closed system.