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Title: When an 86-year-old patient complains of inability to concentrate, uneasiness, lightheadedness, ...
Post by: KarineShine on Jan 17, 2018
When an 86-year-old patient complains of inability to concentrate, uneasiness, lightheadedness, weakness, muscle and joint discomfort, and demonstrates normal temperature, the clinic nurse recalls that
 
  A) Without an elevated temperature, infection is not present
  B) The patient's symptoms are typical of an elderly patient
  C) The elderly can have an infection without a fever
  D) An infection was present and has dissipated


Title: When an 86-year-old patient complains of inability to concentrate, uneasiness, lightheadedness, ...
Post by: Thank on Jan 17, 2018
Ans: C