Keeping animals warm
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How is the animal going to lose heat
instrinsic heat - instrinsic heat
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how is the animal going to lose heat
heat from the environment - heat from the environment
- how is heat measured in an animal
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rectal temp.
sum of net in and net out of heat should be equal. -
ways of losing heat
conduction - heat loss from a warmer surface to a colder surface
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ways of losing heat
radiation - heat loss directly from the skin.
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ways of losing heat
convection -
air moves by the H2O evaporates off patients surface of skin through evaporation
It is important to
KEEP YOUR PATIENT DRY -
ways of losing heat
respiration -
respiration is from the core.
Loss through breathing,
water vaporization from breathing. - Ways of losing heat
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laying on a bare surface without insalation;
ex: newpaper, towels, blankets - What happens to body heat when under anethesia, sick, or injured
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enzyme systmes don't work as well as they should.
Loading and unloading of hemoglobin does not work as well.
metabolic rate fall. - ways of warming a patient
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passive external
active external
active internal - passive external
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dogs and cats have different levels of natrual insalation
fat vs thin animals - active external
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adding heat to patients
hot water blankets
supervised heating pads or
lamps.
bear hugger
expired fluid bags warmed up
warming boards
blanke warmers
no electric blankets
bubble wrap insaltion
help hands: latex gloves w/hot water inside.