Syllabus

R: Thermoregulation

R1: Temperature Physiology

R1i: Define heat and temperature

R1ii / 14B06: List the mechanisms involved in heat production and loss by the body
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
R1iii: Additional Role of Skin in Thermoregulation

R1iv / 15B02: Describe the consequences of mild hypothermia in the early post
R1iv / 23B10 / 22A16: Outline the impact of sedative agents on thermoregulation (40%) and describe the physiological effects of a low body temperature (60%)
R1iv: Additional – The effects of GA and Neuraxial Anaesthesia on Thermoregulation
R1iv: Describe the physiological responses when a person is subjected to hyperthermia
R1iv: Outline the physiological consequences of therapeutic hypothermia at 32C

R2: Temperature Measurement

R2i: Describe the measurement of body temperature

SYL2017 Thermoregulation