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Fever Types

The document outlines various types of fever, including intermittent, remittent, continuous, relapsing, and Pel-Ebstein fever, along with their characteristics and associated conditions. It highlights the importance of evaluating malaria first under IMNCI guidelines when a child presents with fever. Additionally, it specifies the most accurate site for temperature assessment as rectal and defines hyperpyrexia as a body temperature exceeding 105.8°F (41°C).

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Fever Types

The document outlines various types of fever, including intermittent, remittent, continuous, relapsing, and Pel-Ebstein fever, along with their characteristics and associated conditions. It highlights the importance of evaluating malaria first under IMNCI guidelines when a child presents with fever. Additionally, it specifies the most accurate site for temperature assessment as rectal and defines hyperpyrexia as a body temperature exceeding 105.8°F (41°C).

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1.

A type of fever in which after every 24 hours the body temperature comes
to normal level is known as?
Intermittent Fever
2. Under the IMNCI guidelines, when a child presents with fever, which
condition should the nurse evaluate first as part of the initial assessment?
Malaria
3. What is the most appropriate site for accurate temperature assessment?
Rectal
4. A fever that rises and falls but never returns to normal within 24 hours is
called:
Remittent
5. A type of fever where the temperature fluctuates more than 2∘𝐶(3.6∘𝐹)
but does not reach the normal level is:
Remittent fever
6. Which type of fever is characterized by a "step-ladder" pattern?
Typhoid fever
7. A patient with malaria exhibits a fever that rises, falls to normal, and
returns to normal, recurring every 24-72 hours. This is:
Intermittent
8. Pel-Ebstein fever is a characteristic feature of:
Hodgkin’s lymphoma
9. A patient with Hodgkin's lymphoma exhibits a fever that lasts for 3–10
days, followed by an afebrile period of 3–10 days. This is known as:
Pel-Ebstein fever
10. A fever that alternates between periods of fever and periods of normal
temperature (afebrile) for several days is known as:
Relapsing
11. A temperature exceeding 105.8` F (41` C) is defines as
Hyperpyrexia
12. Which fever pattern is characterized by a very wide fluctuation in
temperature (often >5∘C) and is common in septicemia?
Hectic/Septic fever
13. Quotidian fever refers to a fever that peaks:
Every 24 hours.
14. What is the definition of Hyperpyrexia?
Body temperature >104∘𝐹(40∘𝐶)
15.. Which type of fever is typically associated with Salmonella typhi
(Typhoid)?
Continuous (or sustained)
16. characteristic of Relapsing Fever?
Episodes of fever separated by days of normal temperature (e.g.,
Borrelia).

Intermittent (normal daily, e.g., Malaria),


Remittent (fluctuates >2°C but not normal),
Continuous (sustained, <1°C change, e.g., Typhoid),
Relapsing (fever + normal days), and
Pel-Ebstein (cyclical in Hodgkin's).

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