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Which type of fever is characterized by a recurring pattern of alternating periods of fever and normal body temperature?
Which type of fever is characterized by a recurring pattern of alternating periods of fever and normal body temperature?
- Relapsing fever (correct)
- Remittent fever
- Fatigue fever
- Pel-Ebstein fever
What type of fever occurs following excessive and continued muscular exertion?
What type of fever occurs following excessive and continued muscular exertion?
- Remittent fever
- Fatigue fever (correct)
- Saddleback fever
- Relapsing fever
Hodgkin's disease is associated with which type of fever?
Hodgkin's disease is associated with which type of fever?
- Pel-Ebstein fever (correct)
- Remittent fever
- Relapsing fever
- Intermittent fever
What is the main difference between relapsing fever and remittent fever?
What is the main difference between relapsing fever and remittent fever?
Which type of fever is NOT mentioned in the text?
Which type of fever is NOT mentioned in the text?
What is a characteristic of hectic fever in terms of temperature?
What is a characteristic of hectic fever in terms of temperature?
Which of the following is a cause of hectic fever?
Which of the following is a cause of hectic fever?
What is a common symptom of hectic fever?
What is a common symptom of hectic fever?
What type of fever is hectic fever an example of?
What type of fever is hectic fever an example of?
What is another condition that can cause hectic fever?
What is another condition that can cause hectic fever?
What is the characteristic of remittent fever?
What is the characteristic of remittent fever?
Which of the following is a cause of remittent fever?
Which of the following is a cause of remittent fever?
What is the difference in temperature between morning and evening in remittent fever?
What is the difference in temperature between morning and evening in remittent fever?
Which type of fever is characterized by a steady decrease in temperature, followed by a return to normal, and then another increase in temperature?
Which type of fever is characterized by a steady decrease in temperature, followed by a return to normal, and then another increase in temperature?
Which of the following is not a type of fever?
Which of the following is not a type of fever?
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Types of Fever
- Hodgkin's disease is associated with Pel-Ebstein fever.
- Fatigue fever occurs after excessive and continued muscular exertion, and may last up to several days.
Hectic Fever
- Characterized by intermittent fever with a wide temperature range.
- Accompanied by facial flushing, sweating, and rigors.
- Caused by active TB, amoebic liver abscess, or pyogenic abscess.
Remittent Fever
- Fever that decreases every day but doesn't completely resolve.
- Temperature shows considerable variation between morning and evening (fluctuation more than 1°C) but never returns to normal.
- Causes include:
- Septic conditions
- Mycoplasma pneumonia
- Rheumatic fever
- Rheumatoid arthritis
- SABE (Subacute bacterial endocarditis)
- Falciparum malaria
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