Assessment: Subjective Weakness and muscle cramps (as the patient mentioned that he experienced) Nausea/vomitting Objective Temperature - 38.8 PR 86 RR 23 BP 110/75 Diagnosis: Risk for Hyperthermia as evidence by high body temperature and increased respiratory rate.What will be your inference,planning for short term goal and long term goal,and rationale as well?

Assessment: Subjective Weakness and muscle cramps (as the patient mentioned that he experienced) Nausea/vomitting Objective Temperature - 38.8 PR 86 RR 23 BP 110/75 Diagnosis: Risk for Hyperthermia as evidence by high body temperature and increased respiratory rate.What will be your inference,planning for short term goal and long term goal,and rationale as well?

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Chapter7: Preventing Perioperative Disease Transmission

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