For a patient in a typical hospital setting, the most important mechanism of heat loss is radiation.
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For a patient in a typical hospital setting, the most important mechanism of heat loss is radiation. How does the power radiated by a patient change when the skin temperature drops from 34 °C to 33 °C, assuming no other changes?
A. It's now 99% of what it originally was.
B. It's now 97% of what it originally was.
C. It's now 89% of what it originally was.
D. It doesn't change.
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