fever - from chapter 3

Question 1

statistically , what is the most common cause for fever in childhood ?

Answer 1

infection of respiratory tract

Question 2

fever is a manifestation of… (5)

Answer 2

disease entity

focal infection

parasitosis

neoplasm

symptoms of toxicoinfection syndrome

Question 3

subfebrile

Answer 3

< 38 degrees

Question 4

moderately high temp

Answer 4

39-40 degrees

Question 5

very high temp

Answer 5

> 40 degrees

Question 6

at what temp is prognosis extremely poor?

Answer 6

> 42 degrees

Question 7

depending on the duration of fever, divided into (4)

Answer 7

1. ephemeral / transient
2. acute
3. sub acute
4. chronic

Question 8

ephemeral / transient

Answer 8

1 - 3 days

Question 9

acute

Answer 9

up to 15 days

Question 10

subacute

Answer 10

up to 1.5 months

Question 11

chronic

Answer 11

> 1.5 month

Question 12

define febris continua

+ examples

Answer 12

day and night fluctuations within 1° c

examples - q fever, miliary TB

Question 13

define febris remitens

+ examples

Answer 13

day and night fluctuations exceeding 1°c BUT minimum reaches the norm

e.g : TB , typhoid

Question 14

define febris intermitens

+ examples

Answer 14

min temp drops below norm + max temp reaches highest values

eg: malaria , sepsis

Question 15

define febris undulans

+example

Answer 15

temperature increases gradually every day , reaches high degrees + drops gradually to under norm

eg : brucellosis

Question 16

define febris recurrens

+ example

Answer 16

Afebrile periods between febrile periods

duration - 1- 2 days

eg : recurrent typhoid fever