causes of fever, ams
1. Mar 15, '09 by clay07. UTI caused by incontinece secondary to AMS. or AMS caused by infection/fever/metabolic changes for example increase in serum blood sugar caused by infection (depending on its severity)...
(See table 1-5). Fever generally leads to an alteration of other vital signs, including tachycardia and tachypnea as the body attempts to cool itself. Medications or drugs, typhoid fever, brucellosis, leptospirosis, viral myocarditis, endocarditis, Lyme disease, and Rheumatic fever may cause bradycardia and fever.