The client's oral temperature is 39° C. Which conclusion does the nurse draw about the client on the basis of this datum?
1. Febrile
2. Afebrile
3. Infection
4. Inflammation
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1. A temperature of 39° C is above normal and the client with an above average tem-perature is febrile.
2. Afebrile indicates a lack of fever but does not necessarily imply a subnormal tem-perature.
3. An infection often causes a fever in the client, but a culture and physical examina-tion are necessary before concluding that the client has an infection.
4. A client with an inflammation can have a fever but the client can have an inflam-mation without being febrile.
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