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A 33-year-old client is brought into the emergency room with a core temperature of 39°c (102.2°f). the client is red in the face, chest, and back due to significant cutaneous vasodilation. the client is likely in which stage of fever?

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Answer;

-The third stage fever

Explanation;

-Fever, also referred to as pyrexia and febrile response, involves having a temperature above the normal range (above 37.5 or 38.3 °C) due to an increase in the body's temperature set-point (36.5–37.5 °C). This increase in set-point temperature triggers increased muscle contractions and causes a feeling of cold.

-The first stage of a fever is marked by headache and body aches, the second stage is marked by the chills, and the third stage is the flush state. The fourth stage is defervescence.

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