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Is it unusual (even if possible) for overlap myeloproliferative-myelodysplastic disorder to lower an elderly person's oral temperature below 36c for about 50% of his temp readings over 2 weeks? the temperatures are highly likely to be accurate.
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Many seniors: have NORMAL low basal temperatures and those with chronic diseases (even NON-MYELOPROLIFERATIVE disorders do NOT respond with the extremely HIGH fevers sustained by young people! Just a thought for you to "keep in mind". Hope it helps Dr Z
Answered 4/29/2017
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Can be normal : You don't need anything at all to see this is older folks. Trusting they are not hypothyroid, but if they are getting around okay, I would draw no conclusion. Different folks have different baselines and some older folks normally run a bit cooler
Answered 5/1/2017
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