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How many calories does a fever burn

A 48-year-old member asked:
Dr. Martin Tyson
Addiction Medicine 29 years experience
Can do: Just the burn causes an inflammation that can result in fever, but more worrisome is the potential that the burn becomes infected, and this could caus... Read More
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Dr. Ralph Rosato
Plastic Surgery 38 years experience
Yes they can: You can have a fever after burns but i would be concerned about infection. If the burns are getting more painful you may be getting an infection. It w... Read More
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A 37-year-old female asked:
Dr. Jane Eason
35 years experience
Burning up, no fever: I would suggest checking your thermometer for accuracy, perhaps measuring your temperature rectally. Sometimes oral and aural thermometers are not ac... Read More
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A 31-year-old female asked:
Dr. Jeffrey Ng
Family Medicine 33 years experience
Go see your doc: If you are taking Cipro (ciprofloxacin) already, you should go back to see your doc. I doubt that you are allergic, but something else needs to be lo... Read More
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Dr. Michael Sparacino
Family Medicine 39 years experience
See below: See your doctor when these symptoms are present. He/she should evaluate you for unusual conditions like atypical angina.
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A 39-year-old female asked:
Dr. Susan Rhoads
Family Medicine 40 years experience
Bad headaches:: If you have a headache worse than any one that you have ever had before, you need to go to the ER. If these headaches happen frequently, you need to ... Read More
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A 35-year-old female asked:
Dr. Ahmad Ibrahim
Urgent Care 21 years experience
Hmmm: Could be kidney or gallstones. If the pain is severe urgent assessment at the Emergency Room is indicated. Otherwise if tolerable follow up with your ... Read More
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A 43-year-old member asked:
Dr. Nela Cordero
Pediatrics 56 years experience
METABOLISM: Perhaps he has a heavy meal and later played a lot . He must be burning calories after over exertion that is why he feels hot !
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Dr. Alexander Blinski
Family Medicine 17 years experience
I would say likely: Likely unrelated, but the acid in a battery could have caused oral damage to the mouth (temporarily) that could make the child uncomfortable and crank... Read More
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A 57-year-old female asked:
Dr. Trachella Johnson foy
Family Medicine 22 years experience
Avg nml 98.6: Body temperature will have normal variations and fluctuations in people and one persons nml may be a little higher than the average 98.6. A fever is ... Read More
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A 21-year-old female asked:
Dr. Cindy Williams
Pediatrics 41 years experience
Irritable: The only way to know what's wrong with him, is to have him seen. Especially if he is that irritable.
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A 40-year-old female asked:
Dr. Stuart Hickerson
Family Medicine 34 years experience
Flush: Could be a flush reaction secondary to sun exposure.
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