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Childhood fever revisited.
D K K Ng1, J C Y Lam, K W Chow
1Department of Paediatrics, Kwong Wah Hospital, 25 Waterloo Road, Kowloon, Hong Kong.
Hong Kong Medical Journal = Xianggang Yi Xue Za Zhi
|February 28, 2002
Summary
Understanding body temperature measurement, fever patterns, and treatments like acetaminophen is crucial. This knowledge aids in recognizing fever
Area of Science:
- Medical Thermometry
- Physiology of Fever
Background:
- The scientific study of human body temperature commenced in 1868.
- Numerous clinical thermometers have since been developed.
- Understanding normal temperature ranges and measurement sites is vital.
Purpose of the Study:
- To review the essential knowledge regarding clinical thermometry.
- To discuss the evolving understanding of fever pathogenesis and its implications.
- To highlight the significance of recognizing fever patterns and standard treatments.
Main Methods:
- Review of historical developments in thermometry.
- Discussion of physiological mechanisms of fever.
- Analysis of diagnostic fever patterns and therapeutic interventions.
Main Results:
- Essential knowledge includes thermometer types, measurement sites, and normal temperature ranges.
- Advances in understanding fever pathogenesis reveal its risks and benefits.
- Diagnostic fever patterns are important clinical indicators.
Conclusions:
- A comprehensive understanding of thermometry and fever is clinically essential.
- Fever's role in the organism is increasingly understood.
- Acetaminophen (paracetamol) and ibuprofen remain standard fever treatments.