Nur1022 exam 3 - Study guides, Class notes & Summaries

148. What are some negative to a fever? - the stress of a fever can exacerbate an cardio or respiratory problem - since the fever cause increase energy use the pt becomes fatigued - increased temp = increase 02 which can lead to cellular hypoxia - decreased oxygen to the heart leads to chest pain while decreased oxygen to the brain produces confusion - due to the signs/symptoms one of the interventions during fever is oxygen therapy 149. What are the different patterns of fever? sustain...