NURSING EXAM QUESTIONS
PATHOLOGY AND GENETICS
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Question
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the typically body temp drops approx ____ each hour after death
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1.5 F or .78 C
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2.5 F or .78 C
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1.8 F or .75 C
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None of the above
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Explanation:
Detailed explanation-1: -The average living human being has a body temperature of 98.6 degrees F. However, when a person dies, their body begins to cool by about 1-2 degrees every hour. Eventually, the body’s temperature will equal the room’s ambient temperature.
Detailed explanation-2: -The average postmortem temperature, also 37.6 degrees C (range, 35.5 to 41.3 degrees C), was obtained 116 to 401 minutes (average, 202 minutes) after death.
Detailed explanation-3: -Algor Mortis: temperature of death Loss of body temperature at rate of 1.4° F per hour for the first twelve hours after death.
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