Henry M. Adam
Abstract
Key Points Fever is a homeostatic response under thermoregulation.Hyperthermia, by contrast, is an increase in body temperature from conditions that overwhelm thermoregulation.By consensus, fever is defined as a rectal temperature ≥38°C (100.4°F).The treatment of fever itself is less important than the identification of its cause.
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Key Points Fever is a homeostatic response under thermoregulation.Hyperthermia, by contrast, is an increase in body temperature from conditions that overwhelm thermoregulation.By consensus, fever is defined as a rectal temperature ≥38°C (100.4°F).The treatment of fever itself is less important than the identification of its cause.
Key concepts: Thermoregulation, Rectal temperature, Hyperthermia, Biology, Medicine, Internal medicine