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jrubin

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The nurse documents in the client chart that the client has a remittent fever. Based on this information, what does the student nurse know about the assigned client's fever?
 
  A) A temperature that alternates between a fever and a normal or subnormal reading
  B) A temperature that rises several degrees above normal and returns to normal or near normal
  C) A temperature that stays elevated
  D) A sudden drop from fever to normal temperature

Question 2

A mill worker with injuries to the spinal cord is under care at a healthcare facility and is
  now anxious about the paralysis that he has experienced. What would be the
  consequence of a transection of the spinal cord?
 
  A) Permanent paralysis
  B) Chronic headaches
  C) Confusion
  D) Loss of renal function


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ryrychapman11

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Reply #1 on: Jul 17, 2018
Answer to Question 1

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A temperature that rises several degrees above normal and returns to normal or near normal is a remittent fever. A temperature that alternates between a fever and a normal or subnormal reading is an intermittent fever. A constant fever stays elevated. A sudden drop from fever to normal temperature is called crisis.

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jrubin

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Reply #2 on: Jul 17, 2018
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Reply #3 on: Jul 17, 2018
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