A nurse is collecting data on a client who has an oral temperature of 39? C (102.2? F). Which of the following findings should the nurse expect?

A. Fever typically causes increased cardiac output to meet the metabolic demands of the body, so peripheral pulses are usually normal or slightly increased rather than decreased. B. Fever often increases the metabolic rate, which increases respiratory rate, not decreases it. A rate of 10/min is abnormally low and not expected with fever. C. Pupil size is generally not affected by fever. Dilated pupils are more associated with neurological or pharmacological causes, not an elevated temperature. D. Fever increases the metabolic demand and sympathetic activity, which typically leads to tachycardia. An oral temperature of 39°C (102.2°F) commonly results in an elevated heart rate above normal ranges.