General Examination Temperature

Question 1

Normal

Answer 1

36.8°c or 98.2°f

Oral temp

Question 2

Regulation of temp

Answer 2

Under control of preoptic neurons of anterior and posterior hypothalamus

Question 3

Circadian variationn

Answer 3

Of 0.5 to 1°c
Lowest around morning 6 am
Highest around 4 to 6 pm

Question 4

Fever

Answer 4

Elevation of body temp that exceeds normal daily variation and occurs with conjunction with increase in hypothalamic set point.
Temp greater than 98.9°f at 6 am or 99.9°f .
at 4-6pm
When hypothalamic set point is raised body is perceived to ve cooler and accommodation measures like shivering is started

Question 5

Continuous fever

Answer 5

Fever do not fluctuate more than 1°c during 24 hrs but do not touch baseline

Pnuemonia
Typhoid

Question 6

Remittent fever

Answer 6

Fluctuations exceed 2°c but do not touch baseline

Ricketsia,brucellosis

Question 7

Intermittent

Answer 7

Fever only present only for several hours during day

Seen in malaria

Question 8

Relapsing fever

Answer 8

Recurring and separated by low grade fever or afebrile

Malaria

Question 9

Tb

Answer 9

Fever with night sweat

Question 10

Hyperpyrexia

Answer 10

> 105°f

Rheumatic fever
Septicemia

Question 11

Aseptic fever

Answer 11

Malignancies

Chronic renal failure

Question 12

Hypothermia

Answer 12

Temp<95°c

Causes:hypothyroidism, burns,stroke,cns trauma