Body Temperature: Why It Is Done
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Why It Is Done
Body temperature is checked to:
- Detect fever.
- Detect abnormally low body temperature (hypothermia) in people who have been exposed to cold.
- Detect abnormally high body temperature (hyperthermia) in people who have been exposed to heat.
- Help monitor the effectiveness of a fever-reducing medicine.
- Help plan for pregnancy by determining if a woman is ovulating.
| Last updated: | March 05, 2007 |
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| Author: | Sydney Youngerman-Cole, RN, BSN, RNC |
| Reviewed By: | Kathleen Romito, MD - Family Medicine, Donald Sproule, MD, CM, CCFP, FCFP - Family Medicine |
| Editors: | Susan Van Houten, RN, BSN, MBA, Tracy Landauer |
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