38.2°C fever overnight is usually fine if it is a simple fever with mild symptoms. However, those who are accompanied by obvious discomfort, or have a fever caused by a serious illness. It must be treated without delay.
The patient has a fever of 38.2 ℃, if only simple fever and no other clinical symptoms, usually it is fine, take physical cooling can be. If the fever stays overnight, accompanied by severe headache, vomiting, diarrhea, mental alertness and other aspects of the changes, it is something, we need to urgently follow the doctor’s advice to take antipyretic treatment, and need to be further directed to the cause of the disease.
In addition, there are a few cases, such as in the case of previous severe epilepsy, encephalitis, or when the fever is due to one of these diseases. Persistent fever may have adverse effects on the body, increase oxygen consumption in the brain, and induce or aggravate symptoms of cerebral ischemia and hypoxia.
When the fever is 38.2℃ and not accompanied by obvious discomfort symptoms, physical cooling can be taken. But the body temperature is greater than 38.5 ℃ or more, or there are obvious symptoms of discomfort, we must consult a doctor in a timely manner, in accordance with the doctor’s instructions for targeted antipyretic, anti-infective treatment, do not blindly use their own medication.