Medical facility with temperature

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A one-year-old, walk-in pediatric patient arrives in the medical facility with a temperature of 102 degrees Fahrenheit. A scheduled six-month-old patient arrives at the same time with severe diaper rash. Which of the following actions should the medical assistant take?

Offer the scheduled patient another appointment. Give the walk-in patient the recommended dose of Tylenol and have the patient sit in the waiting room until the physician is available. Escort the walk-in patient to the examination room and inform the physician. Hand the parent a wet towel to place on the walk-in patient's forehead to reduce the fever.

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