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Care of Patient With Fever

Fever, or pyrexia, is an abnormal rise in body temperature above 37°C and can be caused by infections, medications, heat stroke, dehydration, or rheumatoid arthritis. Symptoms of fever include shivering, lack of appetite, sleepiness, sweating, and feeling cold. When caring for a patient with fever, it is important to encourage hydration, avoid overdressing, give NSAIDs like aspirin for severe cases, and administer antibiotics if an infection is suspected.

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Care of Patient With Fever

Fever, or pyrexia, is an abnormal rise in body temperature above 37°C and can be caused by infections, medications, heat stroke, dehydration, or rheumatoid arthritis. Symptoms of fever include shivering, lack of appetite, sleepiness, sweating, and feeling cold. When caring for a patient with fever, it is important to encourage hydration, avoid overdressing, give NSAIDs like aspirin for severe cases, and administer antibiotics if an infection is suspected.

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Care of patient with fever

(pyrexia)

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FEVER
• It’s the abnormal rise in body temperatures
greater than 37*C
• Fever is good. It is a sign that the body is
fighting an infection.
• Fever is accompanied by infections in the
body
Symptoms of fever
• Shivering
• Lack of appetite
• Sleepiness
• Sweating
• Feeling cold when nobody does
• lethargy
Causes of fever
• Infections eg. Chicken pox, flu, pneumonia etc.
• Some medications
• Heat stroke eg. From strenuous exercise
• Dehydration
• Rheumatoid arthritis
Care of patients with fever
• Encourage patient to hydrate often
• Do not over dress patient
• Do not cover patient in heavy blankets
• Give patient NSAID’s eg aspirin in severe cases
• Give the patient antibiotics when infection is
suspected.

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