The nurse is caring for an elderly patient and notes that his temperature is 36°C (96.8°F) .This patient is in which condition?

A) Suffering from hypothermia.
B) Expressing a normal temperature.
C) Hyperthermic relative to his age.
D) Demonstrating the increased metabolism that accompanies aging.

Hypothermia

A medical emergency that occurs when your body loses heat faster than it can produce heat, causing a dangerously low body temperature.

Normal Temperature

The average body temperature maintained by the human body under resting conditions.

Hyperthermic

Characterized by an abnormally high body temperature, often as a result of illness or environmental factors.