A 97-Year-Old Patient Is Admitted to the Medical Unit with Pneumonia.He

Multiple Choice

A 97-year-old patient is admitted to the medical unit with pneumonia.He was treated as an outpatient with oral antibiotics and was only admitted for intravenous antibiotics when his symptoms did not resolve.He has a productive cough and bilateral congestion and is complaining of weakness.His vital signs are 106/78,82,24,and a temperature of 97 degrees (oral) .His granddaughter asks you,"Why isn't grandpa running a fever? He is so very sick." You answer her based on the knowledge that:

A) he is no longer febrile because his pneumonia is resolved.
B) in a 97-year-old,a temperature of 97 degrees is considered febrile.
C) a lack of fever cannot be used to rule out an infection in older adults.
D) oral temperatures are always inaccurate in older adults.