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Sep 28, 2017 · A new study finds a link between the duration of fever during labor and maternal complications. Intrapartum fever -- fever that occurs during labor -- occurs in approximately 1-2% of deliveries ...
Objectives: To describe the presentation, influence of previous treatment and diagnosis in juvenile dogs presenting with pyrexia to a UK referral centre. Materials and methods: Clinical records of dogs aged 1 to 18 months presenting with a problem list including pyrexia (≥⃒39∙2°C) that was reproducible during referral hospitalisation were retrospectively reviewed.
Pyrogens can be exogenous (e.g. infectious agents, drugs) or endogenous pyrogens (e.g. cytokines). In dogs and cats with a fever the rectal temperature is equal to or above 39.5°C (103.1°F). Although some animals, in particular cats, can elevate their body temperature to this level with stress. A rectal temperature above 40°C (104°F) is ...
Pyrexia: An update on importance in clinical practice. Pyrexic patients are usually attended with some scepticism by anaesthesiologists. Main reasons are the absence of comprehensible guidelines pertaining to anaesthesia in such patients and the presence of innumerable aetiologies of pyrexia. This article has tried to fill the existing void in ...
Mar 15, 2022 · Researchers claim that fevers are more than just a symptom of illness or infection. They found that elevated body temperature sets in motion a series of mechanisms that regulate our immune system ...
pyrexia: [noun] abnormal elevation of body temperature : fever.
Mar 12, 2010 · Fever occurs typically when a virus or bacteria invades the body. The immune system produces chemicals called pyrogens, which trick the brain's hypothalamus (where the body's thermostat resides ...
