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A physician is noting the recent vital signs for several patients on an acute medical ward of a hospital. Which of the following hospital patients with noninfectious diagnoses would most likely have a fever?
 
  A)
  A 71-year-old female with limited mobility, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, and vascular dementia
  B)
  A 33-year-old female with a postoperative deep vein thrombosis and pulmonary embolism
  C)
  A 51-year-old obese male with hepatic encephalopathy secondary to alcohol abuse
  D)
  A 71-year-old male with congestive heart failure and peripheral edema

Question 2

When explaining to a patient admitted for stress-induced supraventricular tachycardia, the nurse will incorporate which of the following statements about what happens in the body as a result of excess stress?
 
  A)
  The primary role of the parasympathetic nervous system is to stimulate the vagus nerve.
  B)
  The corticotropin-releasing factor stimulates the release of norepinephrine, which is responsible for fight-or-flight reaction to stress.
  C)
  Endorphins are released from the brain every time we experience stress.
  D)
  The pituitary gland is ultimately responsible for growth, metabolism, and maturation, all of which are important when the body is stressed.



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Answer to Question 1

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B

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Pulmonary emboli can produce a fever. The other diagnoses do not.

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B

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Norepinephrine stimulates the secretion of CRF, and CRF stimulates the release of norepinephrine.




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