Fever pattern can be described as:
- Sustained fever:
- A consistently elevated body temperature
- Episodic fever:
- A body temperature that cycles up and down
- Recurrent fever:
- Fever returns from time to time with no particular pattern
Fever grade can be described as:
- Low-grade fever:
- Temperature less than 101 degrees F (38.3 C)
- High-grade fever:
- Temperature over 104 degrees F (40 C)
The following adults should be evaluated by a
physician:
- An adult with a fever over 102.9 degrees F (39.4 C)
- An adult over 65 years old with a fever over 101.9 degrees F (38.8 C)
- An adult with a fever that lasts longer than 3 days
The following children require an evaluation by a
physician:
- A child less than 2 months old, who has a fever over 100.4 degrees F (38 C)
- A child less than 2 years old, who has a fever over 101.9 degrees F (38.8 C)
- A child less than 2 years old, who has a fever longer than 1 day
- A child with a fever over 102.9 degrees F (39.4 C)
- A child with a fever that lasts longer than 3 days
The following infants require an evaluation by a
physician:
- An infant less than 2 months old, who has a fever over 100.4 degrees F (38 C)
- An infant less than 2 years old, who has a fever over 101.9 degrees F (38.8 C)
- An infant less than 2 years old, who has a fever longer than 1 day
- An infant with a fever over 102.9 degrees F (39.4 C)
- An infant with a fever that lasts longer than 3 days
