R1iii / 24A16: Temperature

R1iv / 23B10 / 22A16: Outline the impact of sedative agents on thermoregulation (40%) and describe the physiological effects of a low body temperature (60%)

R1ii / 14B06: List the mechanisms involved in heat production and loss by the body

R1iv: Additional – The effects of GA and Neuraxial Anaesthesia on Thermoregulation

R1i: Define heat & temperature

R1iv / 15B02: Describe the consequences of mild hypothermia in the early post

R2i / 16A19: Describe the methods of temperature measurement

R1iv: Outline the physiological consequences of therapeutic hypothermia at 32C

R1v: Explain temperature regulation specific to the neonate

R1iv: Describe the physiological responses when a person is subjected to hyperthermia

R1iii: Additional Role of Skin in Thermoregulation

R1ii / 16B20: Describe the mechanisms by which heat is lost from the body the importance of each of these in a sedated and intubated patient

R1iii / 21A09 / 18A19: Explain regulation of body temperature and antipyretic effect of paracetamol