Question 179 · LEK · Hypothermia
Indicate the false sentence concerning hypothermia:
- A. hypothermia is diagnosed, when the core body temperature decreases below 35 degrees Celsius.
- B. factor that predisposes to hypothermia is a drop in heat production due to old age.
- C. diagnosis of brain death is possible only after the restoration of core body temperature to normal values.
- D. human body at a temperature below 20 degrees Celsius is able to tolerate cardiac arrest for more than 1 hour without neurological damage.
- E. hypothermic bradycardia is sensitive to atropine treatment.
Hint
Consider whether hypothermic bradycardia is caused by vagal tone or by the direct effect of cold on the conduction system.
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