Deferve

In medicine, a body temperature of over 38 degrees is called a fever. If the curve rises to over 39.5 degrees, then there is talk of a high fever. The Deferve is a measure that serves to counteract this symptom.

What is deferving?

A person's body temperature fluctuates over the course of a day. It is regulated in a part of the diencephalon, the hypothalamus. Fever releases the body's defenses. This stimulates the leukocytes (white blood cells) to work more. An increased release of interferon also sets in and both activities in the hypothalamus cause the natural defervescence.

A warm meal or strenuous activities such as exercise can cause the temperature to rise by around 2 degrees. Older people and small children also often have a higher body temperature when their fluid balance is not in order. In this case the fever is removed by giving drinks. If this is not possible orally, hospitalization is required. The affected person is given the necessary fluids through the administration of infusions. A simple saline solution without the addition of medication then ensures defeverment.

Function, effect & goals

Even if fever isn't a disease in itself, it can cause serious damage to the body. Defever is therefore vital. If the high body temperature in infants is not treated in time, their body reacts with convulsions that can very quickly lead to death.

Febrile seizures are dangerous and can be stopped by giving them plenty of fluids. In adults, too, the signs of cramps show up with a very high fever. It can also be observed that they suffer from perception disorders, comparable to delirium. Sometimes this leads to permanent brain damage.

A mild fever can initially be contained with simple home remedies. Leg wraps have been a recipe for high body temperature for many years. For this purpose, a towel is soaked in cold water and placed on the patient's lower legs. In many cases, this causes the body temperature to drop. However, the defever should not happen too quickly. The circulatory system cannot tolerate this and the result would be a collapse.

Defever is also carried out with medication under medical supervision. A person skilled in the art will administer a suitable drug that lowers the fever. He makes sure that he is fighting the triggering factor at the same time. Both viruses and bacteria can be responsible for a fever. The examination of the urine and / or the blood provides information.

Blood subsidence shows within minutes whether an inflammation has developed in the body and whether this is the cause of the fever. During defevering under medical supervision, checking the vital functions is a routine part of it. In people who are permanently bedridden, the stressed areas of the skin tend to develop necrosis. This means that the skin is insufficiently supplied with blood and dies. In these cases defever is carried out by removing the necrotic sites.

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Risks, side effects & dangers

Chills are a symptom of a fever. Even in extreme heat, the affected person suddenly begins to freeze. Neither a thick blanket nor hot tea or the hot water bottle can prevent his whole body from shaking. This is because muscle contractions generate heat. This body function is restricted by the increased temperature and the person freezes.

In such a case, a defensive must be arranged quickly. Antipyretic drugs and leg compresses are among the emergency measures. If there is no noticeable improvement in the condition, medical advice is required. This also applies if the defever occurs too quickly. If the high body temperature falls within a short period of time, this puts a great strain on the cardiovascular system and requires medical treatment. This acute emergency is also known as a crisis.

Defever should not be done without examining the person concerned. It is determined whether bacteria or viruses are the cause of the temperature rise. A tumor or malignant lymph node inflammation can also be responsible for the fever. The administration of antibiotics or other antipyretic drugs is therefore only possible when blood and urine have been tested.

With lytic defever, the temperature drop occurs slowly. The time measure here is around 24 hours. It is only possible under medical supervision. There are different approaches under the technical term lysis. The goal is the same for all of them: bacteria, viruses or obstructions to drainage are dissolved or destroyed by suitable medication.

An obstacle to drainage within the body can be blood clots or stones. The removal of kidney and gallstones automatically leads to defever of the patient.

Treating yourself with medication that is still left in the medicine cabinet can also have dire consequences. This applies, for example, to the thoughtless use of antibiotics. MRSA (Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus), also known under the term 'multi-resistant germs', arose, among other things, from the fact that antibiotics were taken too often and thoughtlessly. There are now germs that are immune to any medication, which is why some patients cannot be treated. Defever is important if the temperature curve is too high for several days, but the administration of penicillin is therefore not fundamentally necessary and always requires an examination beforehand.