Hyperthermia

Question 1

Hyperpyrexia

Answer 1

41 degrees Celsius (105.8 degrees Farenheit)

Question 2

Intermittent fever

Answer 2

Body temp alternates at regular intervals between periods of fever and periods of normal or subnormal temps

Question 3

Remittent fever

Answer 3

a wide range of temp fluctuations occurs over a 24-hr period, all above normal (eg cold or flu)

Question 4

Relapsing fever

Answer 4

Short febrile periods of a few days are interspersed with periods of 1 or 2 days of normal temp.

Question 5

Constant fever

Answer 5

Body temp fluctuates minimally but always remains above normal (eg typhoid fever)

Question 6

Fever spike

Answer 6

A tempt that rises to fever level rapidly following a normal temp and then returns to normal within a few hours (eg bacterial blood infections)

Question 7

Patho

Answer 7

Set-point of the hypothalamic thermostat changes suddenly from normal to a higher level > the core body temp reaches this new set-point after several hrs, while the pt experiences chills and shivering (chill phase)