Question

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

Answer 1

The heart rate increases with hyperthermia. With hypothermia there is slow capillary refill. Hydration is very important with hyperthermia and it is tag as danger of dehydration, but there is not the same risk with hypothermia. Vasodilatation happens causing the skin to look flushed and warm or hot to touch. There is an increased respiration rate with hyperthermia.