The nurse is examining a patient who is complaining of "feeling cold." Which is a mechanism of heat loss in the body?

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The body maintains a steady temperature through a thermostat or feedback mechanism, which is regulated in the hypothalamus of the brain. The hypothalamus regulates heat production from metabolism, exercise, food digestion, and external factors with heat loss through radiation, evaporation of sweat, convection, and conduction.

The Nurse Is Examining a Patient Who Is Complaining of "Feeling