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Physician orders Tylenol for a temperature greater than 101 degrees F The patient's temperature is 100.4 F Explain the rationale for not medicating a fever of 100.4 F?
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A mild or moderate fever is an adaptive response that seems to benefit the body. Bacteria need large amounts of zinc and iron to multiply. During fever, the liver and spleen sequester iron and zinc that bacteria need to multiply.
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