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Vital Signs Exam 1 Practice

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What describes feverish periods lasting a few hours alternating with normal temperature?
Correct Answer:
Intermittent Pyrexia
Explanation:
This describes a pattern where fever spikes come and go, with normal temperature in between. When feverish periods last only a few hours and alternate with afebrile intervals, it fits intermittent fever. Extremely high fever without returns to normal would be hyperpyrexia, normal temperature at all times is normothermia, and fever that stays elevated without relief is persistent pyrexia. So the fever pattern described best matches intermittent fever.

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