Medical Problems: Fever

OVERVIEW

This page is designed to organize content that is relevant to the topic of fever. This term is used in medicine, and it is important that to become familiar with it.

A fever is a very commonly detected medical problem, and many different types of fever exist (image source)

WHAT IS IT?

A fever refers to a temperature that is elevated. Exactly what temperature cutoff is used will vary depending on the clinical context, however generally a temperature of 100.4 F (38 C) or higher is classified as a fever.

SUBCATEGORIES OF FEVER

Clinical Context:

Postoperative fever

Age specific:

Pediatric fever

Page Updated: 03.02.2018