A notation on a client's health record notes that she has a subclinical infection. The nurse assessing this client would expect
a. clinical manifestations of the disease that are not as dramatic as usual.
b. fever with no elevation in the white blood cell count.
c. no systemic manifestations of disease.
d. reports of fatigue and lassitude after the infection.
C
An asymptomatic pathologic response is called a subclinical infection.
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