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48. A temp of 99.0 is not clinically signficant. Even when exposed to influenza.

Thu Oct 16, 2014, 10:52 AM

Oct 2014

Most want other symptoms along with it like nausesa/vomiting to agree that you are sick and should stay home. Yesterday, a patient on my first rounds had a temp of 99.1 and I didn't even blink. My MD call-fors don't start until 100.1 for some Drs 101 for most. The ID team doesn't even want me to draw blood cultures until the temp is over 100.

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2nd nurse with Ebola called CDC before boarding flight [View all] philosslayer Oct 2014 OP

Incompetence all around! liberal N proud Oct 2014 #1

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Or Vinson could have failed to mention that she treated an ebola patient..... Windy Oct 2014 #4

But the CDC should have known that. Shemp Howard Oct 2014 #8

What's wrong is your lack of information laborinvain Oct 2014 #23

"monitoring" Aerows Oct 2014 #24

This isn't Real Housewives of New Jersey. ZombieHorde Oct 2014 #29

trolling is hard work Skittles Oct 2014 #37

Hey laborinvain Shemp Howard Oct 2014 #36

And she would call the CDC and not tell them that. Lochloosa Oct 2014 #11

Exactly. LisaL Oct 2014 #28

Why would she call CDC about low grade fever if she failed to mention she treated LisaL Oct 2014 #21

is there at transcript of their conversation posted ... quadrature Oct 2014 #6

THAT would be something that I would love to hear... SoapBox Oct 2014 #27

Blame the worker. Where have I seen that before? DisgustipatedinCA Oct 2014 #45

Which, if true, is an utter failure of the CDC. Psephos Oct 2014 #12

Sure is. LisaL Oct 2014 #22

I read that they told Aerows Oct 2014 #25

Administration at that Dallas Hospital Must be Terrible perdita9 Oct 2014 #3

Explain please. blackspade Oct 2014 #15

Because Obama Fumesucker Oct 2014 #17

That is a problem then. blackspade Oct 2014 #18

I couldn't agree more Fumesucker Oct 2014 #20

Wasn't everyone saying that this is not a huge deal, just use your universal contact precautions eilen Oct 2014 #46

At present Aerows Oct 2014 #26

She should be punished by the US government ZombieHorde Oct 2014 #30

"She should face charges for her idiocy." LovingA2andMI Oct 2014 #34

Becouse Sparhawk60 Oct 2014 #38

Huh? AngryOldDem Oct 2014 #41

Clearly this was not the CDC's fault. vi5 Oct 2014 #5

ha! hopemountain Oct 2014 #9

I have taken care of TB patients, Influenza patients, HepC and HIV, eilen Oct 2014 #47

The CDC issues recommendations and rules perdita9 Oct 2014 #50

Someone from the CDC told her she could fly. vi5 Oct 2014 #54

So much blame and blaming to go around asiliveandbreathe Oct 2014 #7

That's it. No more travel from Texas to America until they implement Medicare expansion BlueStreak Oct 2014 #10

You're in for a long wait. walkingman Oct 2014 #52

What is the standard piece of advice if you think you have the flu. or a bad cold? AngryOldDem Oct 2014 #13

And therein lies one of the problems in the US blackspade Oct 2014 #16

+ 1,000 suffragette Oct 2014 #19

+largenumber ZombieHorde Oct 2014 #32

Agreed.... LovingA2andMI Oct 2014 #35

Point taken, but the nurse was visiting family. AngryOldDem Oct 2014 #40

Some are lucky to even have sick days. blackspade Oct 2014 #42

A temp of 99.0 is not clinically signficant. Even when exposed to influenza. eilen Oct 2014 #48

It be nice if we had a Surgeon General. Blue State Bandit Oct 2014 #14

Frieden's doing a heck of a job... Historic NY Oct 2014 #31

I thought the CDC was a little more on the ball than this. ZombieHorde Oct 2014 #33

cdc does have communicable disease protocols hopemountain Oct 2014 #51

This illustrates my point from the start.. sendero Oct 2014 #39

Yep usmc03 Oct 2014 #43

hard to believe a trained Nurse would risk her family & the public Sunlei Oct 2014 #44

Obama should fire Frieden immediately. cosmicone Oct 2014 #49

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