Afebrile, profuse diaphoresis, pleuritic pain: WHY?

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I am in my first year. My last admit was a 64 y/o female diagnosed in the ED with RLL pneumonia. Sorry, I can't recite the CXR. Her WBCs were 17 and change. I am not familiar enough with presentations for pneumonia. Her temp never went above 98.1 for me in 8 hours. Why the profuse diaphoresis and warm skin?

Sorry that should read rll..

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hey, thanks...i didn't think about risk for dehydration...

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Could be drugs - my brother reacted to opiates with profuse diaphoresis recently after surgery.

Also, I've seen patients with "cold sweats" - but that's not a scientific explanation!!

Me too....pain meds did this to me.

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Specializes in LTC, hospitals and correctional settings.

Geriatrics present many times with atypical s/sx of infection, so your WBC's are your best bet.

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