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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. There are multiple factors can affect the normal body temperature of an individual.
Tablets of ibuprofen, a common antipyretic. An antipyretic ( / ˌæntipaɪˈrɛtɪk /, from anti- 'against' and pyretic 'feverish') is a substance that reduces fever. [1] Antipyretics cause the hypothalamus to override a prostaglandin -induced increase in temperature. The body then works to lower the temperature, which results in a reduction in ...
Oct 3, 2016 · For many years pyrexia has been considered a physiological host defence which may confer benefit. The development of antipyretics was justified in terms of patient comfort and the physiological reduction of cardiorespiratory stress. During sepsis, fever is not consistently reported as deleterious and may be protective [18, 19]. The opposite ...
- James F. Doyle, Frédérique Schortgen
- 10.1186/s13054-016-1467-2
- 2016
- Crit Care. 2016; 20: 303.
Nov 23, 2021 · Healthcare providers and pharmacists sometimes use terms that can be hard to understand when talking about medications. Medication-related terms can be used to describe how a medication works, serious risks, and dosing. Having a better understanding of medication-related terms can help improve your health literacy.
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 ...
- Ragi Jain, Deepesh Saxena
- 10.4103/0019-5049.154996
- 2015
- Indian J Anaesth. 2015 Apr; 59(4): 207-211.
Jun 29, 2022 · Analgesics are medications that relieve pain. They work either by reducing inflammation or by changing the way the brain processes and perceives pain. Side effects include heartburn, nausea, and ...
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Fever can be a by-product of various infectious or pathologic processes, vaccinations, medications, and environmental exposure, or of vigorous activity. Normal body temperature fluctuates and is regulated in the thermoregulatory center of the anterior hypothalamus. During a fever, prostaglandins cause an increase in the hypothalamic temperature ...
