Broom Mark
Faculty of Health Sport & Science, University of Glamorgan, Mid Glamorgan.
Paediatr Nurs. 2007 Jul;19(6):40-4. doi: 10.7748/paed.19.6.40.s32.
Knowing how the body reacts to the presence of pathogens allows healthcare professionals to make informed decisions about what action to take in caring for the child with fever. A raised body temperature raises the metabolic rate and makes the immune response more efficient. It also stimulates naturally occurring anti-pyretics but can also have harmful effects. Careful monitoring based on risk of serious illness is recommended in new guidelines on the management of feverish illness in young children provide (National Institute of Health and Clinical Excellence (NICE 2007), which also provide an opportunity for standardising fever management.
了解身体对病原体存在的反应，有助于医疗保健专业人员在照顾发烧儿童时做出明智的决策。体温升高会提高代谢率，使免疫反应更有效。它还会刺激天然退烧药的产生，但也可能产生有害影响。关于幼儿发烧疾病管理的新指南（国家卫生与临床优化研究所（NICE，2007年））建议根据严重疾病风险进行仔细监测，这也为规范发烧管理提供了契机。
