If your patient develops an abrupt onset of fever, chills, backache, headache, nausea, and vomiting within 1/2 to 1 hour after an IV was started, the cause may be:

a. local infection. c. pyrogenic reaction.
b. thrombophlebitis. d. air embolism.

c

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