Chapter 017 Fever and Hyperthermia (Part 6) doc

... 9751057] Chapter 017. Fever and Hyperthermia (Part 6) Regimens for the Treatment of Fever The objectives in treating fever are first to reduce the elevated hypothalamic set point and second ... Reducing fever with antipyretics also reduces systemic symptoms of headache, myalgias, and arthralgias. Oral aspirin and NSAIDs effectively reduce fever but can a...

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... time; however, shivering is not Chapter 017. Fever and Hyperthermia (Part 1) Harrison's Internal Medicine > Chapter 17. Fever and Hyperthermia Fever and Hyperthermia: Introduction Body ... ovulation and remains at that level until menses occur. Body temperature can be elevated in the postprandial state. Pregnancy and endocrinologic dysfunction also...

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... individuals exercising at elevated ambient Chapter 017. Fever and Hyperthermia (Part 2) Hyperthermia Although most patients with elevated body temperature have fever, there are circumstances in ... increased thermogenesis. It is important to distinguish between fever and hyperthermia since hyperthermia can be rapidly fatal and characteristically does not respond...

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... required for fever production. Chapter 017. Fever and Hyperthermia (Part 3) Pathogenesis of Fever Pyrogens The term pyrogen is used to describe any substance that causes fever. Exogenous ... encoded by a separate gene, and each pyrogenic cytokine has been shown to cause fever in laboratory animals and in humans. When injected into humans, IL-1 and TNF produce...

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... Chapter 017. Fever and Hyperthermia (Part 4) Chronology of events required for the induction of fever. AMP, adenosine 5'-monophosphate; ... prostaglandin E 2 ; TNF, tumor necrosis factor.There are four receptors for PGE 2 , and each signals the cell in different ways. Of the four receptors, the third (EP-3) is essential for fever: ... deleted in mice, no fever fo...

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... membrane, and this release is the rate-limiting step in the synthesis of PGE 2 . Therefore, inhibitors of cyclooxygenase are potent antipyretics. Chapter 017. Fever and Hyperthermia (Part 5) Fever ... typhoid fever and disseminated tuberculosis. Temperature-pulse dissociation (relative bradycardia) occurs in typhoid fever, brucellosis, leptospirosis, some drug-indu...

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... empirical Rx before evaluation with (*) metronidazole and with (t) quinolone. WBCs, white blood cells. Chapter 040. Diarrhea and Constipation (Part 6) OTHER CAUSES Side effects from medications ... depends on its severity and duration and on various host factors (Fig. 40-2). Most episodes of acute diarrhea are mild and self-limited and do not justify the cost and...

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... Chapter 046. Sodium and Water (Part 6) Hyponatremia in the setting of ECF volume expansion is usually associated ... Na + and water), and diuretic therapy. The degree of hyponatremia often correlates with the severity of the underlying condition and is an important prognostic factor. Oliguric acute and chronic ... deficiency may cause hyponatremia. Adrenal insufficien...

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... thrombin-activatable fibrinolysis inhibitor; TFPI, tissue factor pathway inhibitor. Chapter 059. Bleeding and Thrombosis (Part 6) Underlying Systemic Diseases that Cause or Exacerbate a Bleeding Tendency ... malignancy, medications such as hormonal therapy, obesity, and genetic predispositions. Factors that increase risks for venous and both venous and arterial thrombo...

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... Chapter 061. Disorders of Granulocytes and Monocytes (Part 6) Hereditary Neutropenias Hereditary neutropenias are rare and may manifest in early childhood ... increased production and increased marrow release. Increased production is also associated with chronic inflammation and certain myeloproliferative diseases. Increased marrow release and mobilization ... 10,000–...

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