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A 77-year-old male comes to the office complaining of persistent cough for three days
that is not getting any better. He has a medical history of diabetes and peripheral vascular
disease. You take is temperature and the axillary temperature reading is 99.5F, and pulse
rate of 99. Is this temperature normal? What should the patient care tech tell the
physician?