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.

when you breathe in, or inhale, your diaphragm contracts (tightens) and moves downward. this increases the space in your chest cavity, into which your lungs expand. the intercostal muscles between your ribs also enlarge the chest cavity. they contract to pull your rib cage both upward and outward when you inhale.