The nurse is assessing a pregnant patient who is 30 weeks' gestation. The patient reports feeling very warm during the day, although everyone else in her office says it is cold. Which is the best explanation for the discrepancy in temperature?

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During pregnancy, a woman's basal metabolic rate (BMR) increases to support the growing fetus, which can lead to feeling warmer than usual. This is a normal physiological change during pregnancy.

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