Why does fever increase heart rate, even though cardiac output could initially meet metabolic demands?

💡 Explanation

The hypothalamus resets the body's thermoregulatory set-point during fever, causing physiological responses to conserve and generate heat, because it perceives normal temperature as 'too low'; therefore, heart rate increases to enhance heat distribution and oxygen delivery, rather than primarily to address inadequate initial cardiac output.

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