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True or false: Fever is a normal physiological response to trauma, infections, infestation, CNS hemorrhage, and tumors?
True or false: Fever is a normal physiological response to trauma, infections, infestation, CNS hemorrhage, and tumors?
True
True or false: The normal range of body temperature is 36.5-37.5°C (97.7-99.7°F)?
True or false: The normal range of body temperature is 36.5-37.5°C (97.7-99.7°F)?
True
True or false: Fever can only be destructive (pathologic) and never protective (physiologic)?
True or false: Fever can only be destructive (pathologic) and never protective (physiologic)?
False
True or false: Febrile patients exhibit a diurnal variation in body temperature?
True or false: Febrile patients exhibit a diurnal variation in body temperature?
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True or false: A fever is defined as an elevation of body temperature that exceeds the normal daily variation and occurs with an increase in the hypothalamic set point?
True or false: A fever is defined as an elevation of body temperature that exceeds the normal daily variation and occurs with an increase in the hypothalamic set point?
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Which of the following is NOT a cause of fever?
Which of the following is NOT a cause of fever?
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What is the normal range of body temperature?
What is the normal range of body temperature?
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When is body temperature usually lowest?
When is body temperature usually lowest?
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What is the definition of a fever?
What is the definition of a fever?
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What is the purpose of fever management?
What is the purpose of fever management?
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