There are Two Kinds of Body Temperature

1. Core Temperature
• Is the Temperature of the deep tissues of the body, such as the cranium, thorax, abdominal cavity, and pelvic cavity
• Remains relatively constant
• Is the Temperature that we measure with thermometer

2. Surface Temperature
• The temperature of the skin, the subcutaneous tissue and fat
Alterations in Body Temperature
Normal body temperature is 370 C or 98.6 0F (Average) the range is 36-38 0c (96.8 – 100 0F)

Pyrexia: a body temperature above the normal ranges 38 0c – 410 c (100.4 – 105.8 F)

Hyper pyrexia: a very high fever, such as 410 C > 42 0c leads to death. A client who has fever is referred as febrile; the one who has not is afebrile.

Hypothermia: – body temperature between 34 0c – 35 0c, < 34 0c is death