Question

A physician orders tylenol for a temperature greater than 101 degrees

f. the patient's temperature is 100.4
f. what is the rationale for not medicating a fever of 100.4 f?

Answer 1

At this temperature, the fever is deemed as mild or a moderate type which is seen as an adaptive response of the body to changes in the environment or the body itself. Bacteria requires high amount of iron and zinc in order to multiply. At this temp., the body makes it less available to have such compounds which would be beneficial to the body.