Fever and hyperthermia: Learn to beat the heat

Nursing

Volumn 38, Issue 6, 2008, Pages 28-31

  Beard, Robin M ^a   Day, Michael W ^a  

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Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

ANALGESIC AGENT; CYTOKINE;

AGED; ANAMNESIS; ARTICLE; BODY TEMPERATURE; CASE REPORT; CRYOTHERAPY; DIFFERENTIAL DIAGNOSIS; FEMALE; FEVER; HEAT EXHAUSTION; HUMAN; HYPOTHALAMUS; METHODOLOGY; NURSING; NURSING ASSESSMENT; PATIENT EDUCATION; PHYSICAL EXAMINATION; PHYSIOLOGY; RISK FACTOR; THERMOREGULATION;

AGED, 80 AND OVER; ANALGESICS, NON-NARCOTIC; BODY TEMPERATURE; BODY TEMPERATURE REGULATION; CRYOTHERAPY; CYTOKINES; DIAGNOSIS, DIFFERENTIAL; FEMALE; FEVER; HEAT EXHAUSTION; HUMANS; HYPOTHALAMUS; MEDICAL HISTORY TAKING; NURSING ASSESSMENT; PATIENT EDUCATION AS TOPIC; PHYSICAL EXAMINATION; RISK FACTORS;

EID: 52049096387     PISSN: 03604039     EISSN: 15388689     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/01.NURSE.0000320353.79079.a5     Document Type: Article

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