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Body Temperature
Why It Is Done
Body temperature is checked to:
- Detect fever.
- Detect abnormally low body temperature (hypothermia) in people who have been exposed to cold.
- Detect abnormally high body temperature (hyperthermia) in people who have been exposed to heat.
- Help monitor the effectiveness of a fever-reducing medicine.
- Help plan for pregnancy by determining if a woman is ovulating.
| By: | Reference Healthwise Staff | Last Revised: Reference November 13, 2012 |
| Medical Review: | Reference Susan C. Kim, MD - Pediatrics
Reference Thomas Emmett Francoeur, MD, MDCM, CSPQ, FRCPC - Pediatrics |
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