The nurse is caring for a patient who has an elevated temperature.What should the nurse know?
A) Fever and hyperthermia are the same thing.
B) Hyperthermia occurs when the body cannot reduce heat loss.
C) Hyperthermia is an upward shift in the set point.
D) Hyperthermia occurs when the body cannot reduce heat production.
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