Sunday, May 23, 2010
Why would a patient with a high fever weigh lighter?
Answer:
Possibly because of dehydtration, and increased temperature consuming more calories than the person would otherwise
Water loss - dehydration from sweating out the fever. Water weighs a lot per gram.
High temp usually causes dehydration and loss of body water is probably the cause.
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