Question

A nurse is caring for a client with severe gastritis who vomited a large amount of blood. a lavage is prescribed by the health care provider. which response does the nurse expect when using a room temperature irrigating solution?

Answer 1

The patient's reaction may include shivering when a room temperature of gastric lavage is used. The initial response of the body is to increase the body temperature to a new setpoint through shivering. A room temperature gastric lavage disrupts the internal core temperature of the body thereby triggering body response of thermoregulation.