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Pyrexia is the medical term for fever, in which the human body temperature rises above the average normal (37 degrees Celsius or 98.6 degrees Fahrenheit). Pyrexia is one of the most common symptoms of numerous medical conditions. Read on to know the causes, symptoms, and treatment of pyrexia.
Oct 3, 2016 · Pyrexia (also named fever) is the altering upward of the thermoregulatory set point, often secondary to the systemic inflammatory response to a stimulus such as infection. The molecular basis is summarized in Fig. 1 [ 5 , 6 ].
- James F. Doyle, Frédérique Schortgen
- 10.1186/s13054-016-1467-2
- 2016
- Crit Care. 2016; 20: 303.
SUMMARY POINTS. Classic adult pyrexia of unknown origin is fever of 38.3°C or greater for at least 3 weeks with no identified cause after three days of hospital evaluation or three outpatient visits Common causes are infections, neoplasms, and connective tissue disorders.
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Nov 21, 2023 · Pyrexia is a rise in the body's core temperature, otherwise known as a fever. It is a mechanism developed by the immune system to reduce the severity of illness by preventing bacteria and...
- Some common symptoms of pyrexia include: increased body temperature, irritability, dehydration, muscle aches, headaches, loss of appetite, weakness...
- Some of the common causes of pyrexia include infection, anesthetic agents, side effects from medicinal and recreational drugs such as SSRIs, thyroi...
- The typical temperature for pyrexia diagnosis is any body temperature above 100.4 degrees F. Hyperpyrexia is extremely elevator fever with temperat...
- Fever is any elevation in body temperature above normal body temperature of 98.6 degrees F, whereas pyrexia is typically anything above 100.4 degre...
- Pyrexia is derived from Greek origin meaning presence of fever or to be feverish. The normal body temperature is 98.6F, and any temperature above 1...
The article aims to discuss common and relevant causes of pyrexia, their pathophysiology in anaesthetic perspective, and the subsequent anaesthetic management, though a detailed discourse on all the entities causing pyrexia is beyond the scope of this article.
- Ragi Jain, Deepesh Saxena
- 10.4103/0019-5049.154996
- 2015
- Indian J Anaesth. 2015 Apr; 59(4): 207-211.
Sep 1, 2016 · Pyrexia, also referred to as fever, is an adaptive response to a physiologic stress that is tightly regulated through endogenous pyrogenic and anti-pyretic pathways, and is associated with an increase in the hypothalamic set point . As such, the elevated body temperature in patients with pyrexia responds to pharmacologic anti-pyretic therapies ...
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Jul 7, 2023 · Hyperpyrexia is a condition where the body temperature goes above 106.7 degrees Fahrenheit (41.5 degrees Celsius) due to changes in the hypothalamus — the organ in the brain that regulates...
