Fever: Upping the body's thermostat.
- Resource Type
- Article
- Authors
- McKenzie, Naja E.
- Source
- Nursing. Oct98, Vol. 28 Issue 10, p41-46. 6p.
- Subject
- *FEVER
*TEMPERATURE measurements
- Language
- ISSN
- 0360-4039
Looks at patients' temperature readings, highlighting factors which contribute to these readings. Identification of some of the factors which elevate temperature; Definition of a fever; Importance of examining fever trends; Information regarding different types of fever. INSETS: Fever of hyperthermia?;Getting a read on temperature sites;Childhood fever: A numbers game;The lowdown on fever reduction