A patient is admitted with a fever of unknown origin.The patient is complaining of fatigue,malaise,joint pain,and shivering.The patient's vital signs include temperature,103° F; heart rate,90 beats/min; respiratory rate,22 breaths/min; blood pressure,132/78; and oxygen saturation,94% on 2L nasal cannula.The patient has developed a cardiac murmur.The nurse suspects that the patient has developed which problem?

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Initial symptoms include fever,sometimes accompanied by rigor (shivering),fatigue,and malaise,with up to 50% of patients complaining of myalgias and joint pain.Blood cultures are drawn during periods of elevated temperature.

A Patient Is Admitted with a Fever of Unknown Origin