The newborn tries to maintain an adequate body temperature by producing as much heat as is lost. If a baby is wet or left in damp clothes or blankets, the nurse recognizes that the infant will most likely lose heat by which mechanism?
A) Conduction
B) Convection
C) Radiation
D) Evaporation
Question 2
Many experts suggest that parents read to their unborn children and play music to provide early stimulation. If a pregnant patient questions you about the likely effect such activities would have on the fetus, what could you accurately tell her?
A) Reading and playing music will develop the infant's musical skill.
B) The sound of her voice will comfort the infant.
C) The music and language will increase the child's creativity.
D) Reading to an unborn child has been shown to improve future language skills.
The relationship between air temperature and two measures of water vapour saturation of air.
Body Region Terms
Concentric double-pipe heat exchanger for counter-current flow
World Distribution of Temperature
The annual pattern of rings changes with ocean temperature and coral health
Visceral and Subcutaneous Fat Storage in the Body