Older people with fever and also shivering are most commonly associated with fever-induced chilling symptoms, but may also be hyperthyroidism, epilepsy, and so on. Body temperature can be measured first and observed.
1. Fever and shivering: the elderly body resistance is low, easy to cause cold and fever symptoms, fever and shivering symptoms, most of them are due to fever-induced chills, seen in the period of rising temperature or high fever, can be accompanied by headache, muscle and joint pain, etc., the temperature should be measured immediately, according to the body temperature, to reduce heat treatment.
2. Hyperthyroidism: due to exuberant metabolism, the body produces too much heat, which can be manifested as elevated body temperature, while hyperthyroidism may also have symptoms such as hand tremors, which can be clarified by thyroid function tests.
3. Epilepsy: If the patient has cerebrovascular accident, brain tumor or intracranial infection, it may cause epileptic seizure, which may be accompanied by central temperature rise, which can be clarified by cranial CT, magnetic resonance imaging, cerebrospinal fluid examination, electroencephalogram and other tests.
There are many causes of fever and shivering in the elderly, which need to be clarified under the guidance of the doctor and targeted treatment.