Body temperature in medical inpatients: what is the meaning of fever?
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em Inglês
| IMSEAR
| ID: sea-40527
ABSTRACT
A study which aimed to determine the appropriate body temperature level for diagnosing fever was conducted in 160 medical inpatients admitted to the medical wards of Chulalongkorn University Hospital. Both objective and subjective findings were used as criteria for fever. This study demonstrates that the most appropriate cutoff levels for oral, axillary and rectal body temperature measurement in clinical practice are 37.8, 37.5 and 38.3 Celsius respectively. The oral body temperature is better than the axillary and rectal body temperature for fever diagnoses in medical inpatients.
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Assunto principal:
Temperatura Corporal
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Idoso de 80 Anos ou mais
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Idoso
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Feminino
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Humanos
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Masculino
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Adolescente
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Adulto
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Febre
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Pacientes Internados
Limite:
Aged80
Idioma:
Inglês
Ano de publicação:
1995
Tipo de documento:
Artigo
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