Fevers...

[heidi]

I think jon has a fever but (a) the thermometer is stuck in centigrade and (b) I can't use any of the java converters on my sidekick.

Can someone tell me what 36.1 c is in farenheit?

Comments

[kiwiria.livejournal.com]

Not a fever at all, it's actually a bit on the low side. It corresponds to 96.8*F

Average temp in C is 36-37. Don't worry about a fever unless it's above 37.3

[shelaghc.livejournal.com]

According to this conversion site, 36.1 converts to about 96.98 F.

Does that help?

[nut-shell.livejournal.com]

Are you using an ear thermometer? Sometimes I get low readings on those if I don't aim just right.

You should be in bed, girl. There are studies that say moms are good at telling if their babies have fevers even without a thermometer, so if he seems unwell, I'd opt for some tylenol just because.

Good luck and sleep tight.

[kmai.livejournal.com]

for future reference (c)9/5 +32=(f)
or ((f)-32)5/9 =(c)

[perceval.livejournal.com]

No, but 36 is perfectly fine. 37 is elevated temperature, and anything above 38, especially 39 is fever.

[ozratbag2.livejournal.com]

Heidi,

Normal human body temperature is from 36.8 degrees C(98.24 degrees F) to 37.2 degrees C( 98.96 degrees F).

36.1 degrees C is a little cold, but not drastically so and it also depends on whether your thermometer is a tympanic (ear) or oral (digital or otherwise). Taking a temperature per axilla is also about as accurate as a tympanic reading, taking into account of course that the patient in question is not waving their arm all over the place.

The rule of thumb is that a tympanic thermometer (depending on when it was last calibrated) can be anywhere from .2 to .4 of a degree Celsius out, as against an oral thermometer.

I hope this helps.

A

[juliadactyl.livejournal.com]

Actually, 37.2 is normal body temperature. 36 is low.

[perceval.livejournal.com]

Wow, thanks! I was remembering it differently.

[kiwiria.livejournal.com]

It depends from person to person. If I have 37.2 I have a fever - my norm is 36.5'ish.

[ozratbag2.livejournal.com]

Actually, 37.2 is normal body temperature.

You are correct, but 37.2 is the upper limit of what is considered normal.

It is dependant on the individual too, but as a general rule 36.8 - 37.2C is the normal range quoted; in Australia anyway, though it may of course be different elsewhere.

Sorry to butt in, but if I had a $ for every temp I take every day - well I'd have packed my bags and be travelling already. ;)