Thursday, March 13, 2008
Fever Treatment
Fever should not inevitably be treated. Fever is an essential signal that there's something wrong in the body, and it can be used for follow-up. Additionally, not all fevers are of infectious origin.
Even when treatment is not indicated, but, febrile patients are normally advised to keep themselves adequately hydrated, as the dehydration produced by a mild fever can be more risky than the fever itself. Water is normally used for this purpose, other than there is always a small risk of hyponatremia if the patient drinks too much water. For this cause, some patients drink sports drinks or products intended particularly for this purpose.
# posted by faburous @ 12:21 AM 
