The client is having a remittent fever. The student nurse asks what that means and the nurse explains that a remittent fever is which of the following?
a. A constant body temperature above 38°C with little fluctuation
b. Spikes in temperature that are interspersed with normal temperature levels at least once within 24 hours
c. Spikes and falls in temperature, but not back down to normal
d. Periods of febrile episodes interspersed with normal temperatures
C
A remittent fever spikes and falls without a return to normal temperature levels.
A sustained fever is a constant body temperature continuously above 38ºC that demonstrates lit-tle fluctuation.
An intermittent fever pattern has fever spikes interspersed with normal temperature levels. Tem-perature returns to acceptable value at least once in 24 hours.
A relapsing fever has periods of febrile episodes interspersed with acceptable temperature values.
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