Age-Related Changes in Thermoregulation — MCQs

A patient presents with a temperature of 40°C and flushed skin. Which of the following interventions is most appropriate to lower the body temperature?

Thermoregulatory response activated by cold is:

A person working in a hot environment who consumes more water without salt is likely to develop a condition called

Which of the following is NOT true about heat stroke?

A 72-year-old man undergoes resection of an abdominal aneurysm. He arrives in the ICU with a core temperature of 33°C (91.4°F) and shivering. Which of the following is a physiologic consequence of the shivering?

Which of the following measurement sites most closely reflects core body temperature?

In human beings, the least useful physiological response to low environmental temperature is:

A cold exposure which is expected to bring the body temperature from 37°C to 20°C, actually brings it down to only 36.5°C. Calculate the 'Gain' of the thermoregulatory system.

Lesion of preoptic nucleus of hypothalamus is associated with which of the following conditions?

All of the following regarding ankylosing spondylitis are true except: