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- What is fever?
- Symptoms of fever
- Causes of fever
- Prevention of fever
- Risk factors for fever
- Complications of fever
- When to see a doctor about fever
- Diagnosis of fever
- Conventional treatment of fever
- Alternative/complementary treatment of fever
- Living with fever
- Caring for someone with fever
Fever is diagnosed by the following:
- Medical history - the doctor will ask a series of questions about the duration and onset of fever, whether or not you have measured it and will ask about other symptoms
- Physical examination - the doctor will examine the eyes, ears and throat to check for infection, as well as the skin (if necessary). The doctor will also check the body temperature with a thermometer (either under the armpit, in the mouth, in the ear or rarely in the rectum)
Today thermometers are mostly electronic so a diagnosis of temperature can usually be taken fairly quickly.
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It is highly recommended for parents to keep a thermometer at home, in order to check and monitor their children's body temperature when they have an infection.
Today, electronic thermometers can be purchased from a chemist. They provide a very quick and accurate diagnosis of temperature, so it can be easily monitored.
An electronic thermometer is a valuable part of a first aid kit.
Nurses at Australian hospitals take a patients' temperature by gently moving their highly sensitive electronic thermometer around the perimeter of the patient's face, touching it very lightly.
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