A client presents in the emergency department with a core body temperature of 88.8°F. The nurse understands that this temperature indicates this patient is
A)normothermic.
B)mildly hyperthermic.
C)febrile.
D)moderately hypothermic.

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A)Hypothermia occurs when core body temperature is below 95°F and is classified as moderate between 82.4°F and 89.6°F. Normothermia occurs when body temperature falls between 96.8°F and 101.3°F. Hyperthermia occurs when body temperature is above 101.3°F. A hyperthermic patient may be described as febrile.
B)Hypothermia occurs when core body temperature is below 95°F and is classified as moderate between 82.4°F and 89.6°F. Normothermia occurs when body temperature falls between 96.8°F and 101.3°F. Hyperthermia occurs when body temperature is above 101.3°F. A hyperthermic patient may be described as febrile.
C)Hypothermia occurs when core body temperature is below 95°F and is classified as moderate between 82.4°F and 89.6°F. Normothermia occurs when body temperature falls between 96.8°F and 101.3°F. Hyperthermia occurs when body temperature is above 101.3°F. A hyperthermic patient may be described as febrile.
D)Hypothermia occurs when core body temperature is below 95°F and is classified as moderate between 82.4°F and 89.6°F. Normothermia occurs when body temperature falls between 96.8°F and 101.3°F. Hyperthermia occurs when body temperature is above 101.3°F. A hyperthermic patient may be described as febrile.

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