Problem: While evaluating and treating a child with fever, the clinician recognizes that: QID: 4276793 Mark For Review The primary goal of fever management should be reduction of temperature to <100.5°F (38.1°C). In patients <1 year of age, all fever should be aggressively treated as there are no circumstances in which benefit outweighs risk. Acetaminophen has demonstrated superior analgesic control and longer duration of action. Fever is not the primary illness and there is no evidence that fever itself worsens the course of an illness or causes long-term neurologic complications. Need Assignment Help?