HYPERPYREXIA

Definition: fever is any abnormal elevation of the body temperature.

temperature 40c is called…..
 CAUSES
• Infection
• Inflammatory disease
• Disturbance in temperature regulator center
• Dehydration
• Effects of drug or toxins
• Sign and symptoms:
• Due to high fever cardiac out put, o2 use,respiration,pulse are increased.
• head ache,nausea,vomiting,
• Loss of apetite,------if temperature is not normal it will may brain damage.
• Convulsion,delirium,sweating,skin dry,thirsty,dehydration
• ASSESSMENT:
• Age monitoring
• Observe fever pattern
• Length of illness
• Symptoms record
• History of recent immunization
• Recent use of drug.
• Management:
• bed rest,body ..tem. Reduce to provide fresh environment,tepid spong with tap water
• Eletrolyte balance,adequate fluid to prevent dehydration-heat loss-wast product remove
• Oral hygine-dress cotton cloth—in diet give light food(milk,egg,cereals,soft cook food)
• Prevent constipation—recreational and diversional therapy should give.
 ABDOMINAL DISTENTION
• CAUSE:
• Constipation with ineffective peristalsis
• Complication of gastro enteritis such as paralytic ilheus
• Intestinal obstruction obstruction/round worm obstruction.
• Volvulus (dilation of large intestine)
• Intestinal atresia
• Imperforate anus
• Assessment:
• Clinical manifestation:
• high fever—vomiting—refusal of food—visible peristalsis—crying with scream—increased respiration—
abdominal pain…
• Management:
• Flatus tube to remove gas
• Oil enema or rectal suppository
• If obstruction is there then insert NG tube ans aspirate continuous drainage to reduc stomach
pressure.
• Dehydration treat.