When flushing occurs in a client with a fever, what underlying mechanism to restore normal temperature is occurring?
A)Increased metabolism
B)Vasodilation
C)Insensible water loss
D)Increased thyroxine output

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A)Flushing is redness of the skin that occurs when blood vessels vasodilate in order to bring more blood flow to the body's surface. This allows the air's cooler temperature to reduce the temperature of the blood flow as heat dissipates through convection.
B)Flushing is redness of the skin that occurs when blood vessels vasodilate in order to bring more blood flow to the body's surface. This allows the air's cooler temperature to reduce the temperature of the blood flow as heat dissipates through convection.
C)Flushing is redness of the skin that occurs when blood vessels vasodilate in order to bring more blood flow to the body's surface. This allows the air's cooler temperature to reduce the temperature of the blood flow as heat dissipates through convection.
D)Flushing is redness of the skin that occurs when blood vessels vasodilate in order to bring more blood flow to the body's surface. This allows the air's cooler temperature to reduce the temperature of the blood flow as heat dissipates through convection.

When Flushing Occurs in a Client with a Fever, What