Question 1

is 100 degree temperature a fever in adults?

Accepted Answer

Yes: It's a low grade fever.Could be sign of disease.

Question 2

at what degree of fever should an adult go to er?  etiology of fever unknown.

Accepted Answer

Varies: You usually do not need to go to the emergency room because of a fever.  This can usually be resolved with a visit to your regular doctor which will be much less expensive.  If the fever is associated with your feeling very sick, with lightheadedness, shaking chills or dehydration than a visit to the er would be appropriate.

Question 3

what is considered to be a low grade fever ( degrees celcius)in adults and in children ?

Accepted Answer

Fever: Temp. Should be above 100 degrees farenheit.

Question 4

do you have to add a degree when you take your temperature under your arm for an adult? also what is considered a fever?

Accepted Answer

Temperature: In general a normal temperature is measured at 98.6° orally. If the temp is taken under the arm an addition of 1° is accepted to get the actual temp. A rectal temp is generally 1° higher than the ORAL temperature, so the degree that is measured would be reduced by 1° to get the actual temp. Generally a fever would be an actual temp greater than 100.4 due to the range of normal variation.

Question 5

oral temp is 98.3, armpit temp is 98.2. (adult). is this a fever? i know you have to add a degree to armpit temp.

Accepted Answer

98.3: If the oral temp is 98.3, that is not an elevated temperature.

Question 6

can an adult have a fever of 106.0what's the results?

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Possible...: It is possible but quite rare.  Prolonged fevers above 105 can cause brain, heart, and kidney damage; the extent of the damage varies by individual and how long the fever is present.

Question 7

is 37.8 fever in a adult ?

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No 38.5C: No a fever in a adult is 38.5C  But it goes higher you could use acetaminophen (tylenol) to help relieve a fever at 38.5C

Question 8

what is a fever for an adult?

Accepted Answer

Varies: By definition, a fever is a body temperature that is higher than normal for that person.  Average body temp is 98.6 f,  but even that changes for any one person during the day.  Average temperature ranges between 97.0 and 99.9 f,  so we consider anything over 100.0 to be  fever.

Question 9

fever with no other systems in adult?

Accepted Answer

Warrants an eval...: I would confer with a doctor. Before you go think about how long this has been going on, the pattern of the fevers, and have a detailed medical, family, social, travel, and work history available.

There is a long list of things that can cause fever alone, including infectious, cancer, and rheumatic diseases.  Since these are serious things, i would see someone asap.

Question 10

is 100.2 considered a fever for an adult?

Accepted Answer

Of course: It also depends from where the body temperature is obtained. If obtained orally, or from forehead, we usually add one more degree so that 100.2 becomes 101.2. Rectal temperature is more accurate because it is the core body temperature.

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