Episode 2: Temperature Regulation
Anesthesia and Critical Care Reviews and Commentary (ACCRAC) Podcast
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Facts About Temperature Regulation
This chapter discusses facts about temperature regulation, including the lack of correlation between fever severity and likelihood of infection, the non-infectious causes of fevers in the ICU and post-op period, the potential harm of treating fevers below 40 degrees Celsius, the daily temperature cycle, and the origin of the normal temperature of 37 degrees Celsius.
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