A client is hospitalized with an ongoing fever. The nurse learns that the client has had a recent infection. Currently the client is restless, diaphoretic, and agitated with the following vital signs: temperature 106°F, pulse 114, blood pressure 180/80 mmHg. Which of the following disorders is the client most likely experiencing?

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The client is exhibiting symptoms of a thyroid crisis, also known as a thyroid storm, which is a rare but life-threatening complication of an overactive thyroid. The fever, restlessness, and agitation are all symptoms of a thyroid crisis, along with sweating, tachycardia, and high blood pressure. Addisonian crisis is a complication of adrenal insufficiency, goiter is an enlargement of the thyroid gland, and myxedema is a complication of untreated hypothyroidism, none of which fit the symptoms described for this client.

A Client Is Hospitalized with an Ongoing Fever