Gil's mother calls to make an appointment for her son. she reports that he has had an elevated temperature for 24 hours, ranging from 99° to 102.8° f. mrs. harris is describing which type of fever?

Remittent fever

Remittent fever is a high body temperature which shows fluctuations each 24-hour period but never gets to normal. The pattern of this fever is not a distinguishable feature of any disease. For the question given above, Mrs. Harris is describing remittent fever.

one centimetre is equal to 0.01 metres

thrombocytopenia, which is a deficiency in blood platelets, can cause bleeding and bruising in the dermis similar to senile purpura. other possible causes include: exposure to ultraviolet rays and aging skin are common causes of senile purpura. senile purpura may also be a sign of collagen loss in the skin and bones.