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Does the body's temperature affect respiratory rate and blood pressure?
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Yes.: can affect respiratory rate , less so blood pressure.
Answered 11/30/2014
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Not an easy answer: when a persons body temp goes up asi fever, the mechanisms that help with cooling invoke increased respiration, perspiration, and vasodilation of the blood vessels. Since heart rate increases to maintain cardiac output with vasodilation, blood pressure is usually not affected, but may drop a small amount
Answered 11/30/2014
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