MEDizzy - After surgery for insertion of a coronary artery bypass

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Circulatory System

After surgery for insertion of a coronary artery bypass graft (CABG), a client develops a temperature of 102° F (38.8° C). What priority concern related to elevated temperatures does a nurse consider when notifying the health care provider about the client’s temperature?

ExplanationB. Temperatures of 102° F (38° C) or greater lead to an increased metabolism and cardiac workload. A. Although diaphoresis is related to an elevated temperature, it is not the reason for notifying the health care provider. C. An elevated temperature is not an early sign of cerebral edema. Open heart surgery is not associated with cerebral edema. D. Fever is unrelated to hemorrhage; in hemorrhage with shock, the temperature decreases.