Clinically, the axillary (fossa) is generally used to measure body temperature, and an adult axillary temperature of 37.4 ℃ is considered abnormal and is hypothermia.
Normal human axillary body temperature is 36 ~ 37.2 ℃; human hypothermia body temperature of 37.3 ℃ ~ 38 ℃; human moderate fever body temperature of 38.1 ℃ ~ 39 ℃; human high fever body temperature of 39.1 ℃ ~ 41 ℃; human ultra-high fever body temperature of 41 ℃ or more. So the adult axillary temperature of 37.4 ℃ for low fever.
If more than the upper limit of normal body temperature is fever. If the body temperature is lower than 38.5 ℃, you can through physical methods to cool down such as warm water bath, drink plenty of water, ice packs, etc.; if the body temperature is higher than 38.5 ℃, you should take antipyretic and analgesic under the guidance of the doctor’s clinic.
Long-term hypothermia is more common clinically, such as tuberculosis, chronic urinary tract infections, hyperthyroidism, premenstrual hypothermia, hypothermia during pregnancy and physiological hypothermia caused by high temperature environment.
Human fever may be an important indication of certain diseases, so when the patient has a fever that cannot be relieved by self-treatment, he should go to the hospital in time and do the relevant examinations, and then follow the doctor’s instructions to standardize the treatment.