The nurse admitting a patient to the emergency department on a very hot summer day would suspect hyperthermia when the patient demonstrates

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With hyperthermia,vasodilatation occurs causing the skin to appear flushed and warm or hot to touch.There is an increased respiration rate with hyperthermia.The heart rate increases with hyperthermia.With hypothermia there is slow capillary refill.

The Nurse Admitting a Patient to the Emergency Department on a Very