Understanding Fever and Body Temperature: A Cross-disciplinary Approach to Clinical Practice

by Ewa Grodzinsky, Märta Sund Levander

Overview

This book covers several areas, such as immunology, infectious diseases, physiology, general nursing, and medicine as well as measurement accuracy and the history of our understanding of fever. This book employs an interdisciplinary approach to exploring our concept of body temperature and specifically fever. The present volume revolves around thermometry, taking the reader on a journey from the past to the present. Yet while the emphasis is on the clinical importance of obtaining accurate, quantitative measurements of body temperature, the reader is also introduced to the most recent clinical work on the subject. This book represents a truly cross-disciplinary collaboration, using evidence-based practice to integrate physiological and immunological knowledge. The authors’ intention with this volume is to help readers gain better insight into the importance of using knowledge from different disciplines to develop an appreciation of the different aspects of body temperature. In addition, the reader will come to understand the concept of fever in a broader perspective than is traditionally adopted.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9783030218850
Publisher:	Springer International Publishing
Publication date:	08/22/2019
Edition description:	1st ed. 2020
Pages:	174
Product dimensions:	5.83(w) x 8.27(h) x (d)

About the Author

Ewa Grodzinsky, Reg. BLS, PhD, is Associate Professor of Pharmaceutic Research at Linköping University in Linköping, Sweden

Märta Sund Levander, RNT, PhD, is Associate Professor of Nursing at Linköping University in Linköping, Sweden

Table of Contents

Table of Contents.- About the Authors.- Foreword.- Acknowledgements.- Chapter 1: Introduction to Understanding Fever and Body Temperature.- Chapter 2: History of Body Temperature.- Chapter 3: History of the Thermometer.- Chapter 4: Technical Accuracy.- Chapter 5: Thermoregulation of the Human Body.- Chapter 6: Physiological and Immunological Activity.- Chapter 7: Assessment and Evaluation of Body Temperature.- Chapter 8: Physiological and Inflammatory Activity in Various Conditions.- Chapter 9: Clinical Implications.- Chapter 10: Conclusions.- Index.

Editorial Reviews

Reviewer: Vincent F Carr, DO, MSA, FACC, FACP (Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences)
Description: As one of the basic vital signs, the measurement of temperature has been taken somewhat for granted. This book takes an interdisciplinary approach to exploring the concept of body temperature and fever.
Purpose: The purpose is to outline the physiology of the body's temperature regulation and the history of the measurement of temperature over the centuries.
Audience: This is a critical read for all students of medicine and nursing to understand the physiology of this measurement.
Features: This is an up-to-date monograph about the current medical understanding of the physical sign of fever. The 10 chapters provide insights into the history of body temperature and the thermometer and its technical accuracy, thermoregulation of the human body, physiology and immunological activity, and clinical implications.
Assessment: As a monograph detailing the measurement and physiology of the human body temperature, this is unique. It is a must for every academic library of medicine, nursing, and the ancillary sciences.

Doody's Review Service

The book is written in an understandable, interesting manner suitable for a wide range of readers including undergraduate medical students and various health care professionals … . Understanding Fever and Body Temperature: A Cross-disciplinary Approach to Clinical Practice is a well-written, concise, worth-reading book that provides valuable information about the regulation and assessment of body temperature and the pathophysiology and clinical implications of fever.” (Mohamed Mohamed Tawfik,Anesthesia & Analgesia, Vol. 130 (6), June, 2020)

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