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Nursing Arts
Vital Sign Terminology -Temperature Terms
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Crisis | Rapid drop of body temperature to normal. |
| Hypothermia | Body temperature that is below average normal range. |
| Intermittent Temperature | Periods of normal temperature broken by periods of elevated temperature |
| Lysis | Gradual return of body temperature to normal |
| Pyrexia | An elevated body temperature (above their normal). |
| Remittent Temperature | An above normal fluctuating temperature. |