NURSING EXAM QUESTIONS
PHARMACOLOGY
Question
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Absence of Fever
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Febrile
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Hypothermia
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Afebrile
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Pyrexia
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Explanation:
Detailed explanation-1: -The Absence of Fever Is Associated With Higher Mortality and Decreased Antibiotic and IV Fluid Administration in Emergency Department Patients With Suspected Septic Shock.
Detailed explanation-2: -Afebrile patients may be overlooked in this setting since fever is often considered a cardinal feature of sepsis. Although fever has been incorporated into the rules of clinical prediction of bacteremia, bloodstream infections have also been documented in the absence of fever.
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