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dc.contributor.advisorMann, F. A. (Fred Anthony)eng
dc.contributor.authorGreer, Rebecca J.eng
dc.date.issued2008eng
dc.date.submitted2008 Springeng
dc.description"May 2008"eng
dc.descriptionThe entire dissertation/thesis text is included in the research.pdf file; the official abstract appears in the short.pdf file (which also appears in the research.pdf); a non-technical general description, or public abstract, appears in the public.pdf file.eng
dc.descriptionThesis (M.S.) University of Missouri-Columbia 2008.eng
dc.description.abstractAn elevated body temperature (pyrexia) often accompanies disease. Body temperature measurement is one of the vital parameters in medicine. This thesis contains a literature review of the pathophysiology of temperature regulation, hyperthermia, fever, and treatments for hyperthermia and fever. Additionally, the thesis describes studies conducted to compare accuracy and precision of several methods of body temperature measurement in dogs. The core body temperature can be difficult to measure and invasive techniques are required to make this measurement. In our original studies an auricular, subcutaneous, and rectal method of temperature measurement were compared to true core body temperature as measured by a thermister-tipped pulmonary artery catheter. Our results indicate that within the range of clinical application, predictive rectal thermometers in healthy dogs approximated core body temperature very well. At this time there is no other method of temperature measurement in routine use in veterinary medicine that approximates the core body temperature as well as rectal thermometers.eng
dc.description.bibrefIncludes bibliographical references.eng
dc.identifier.merlinb6705867xeng
dc.identifier.oclc319171090eng
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/10355/5717
dc.identifier.urihttps://doi.org/10.32469/10355/5717eng
dc.languageEnglisheng
dc.publisherUniversity of Missouri--Columbiaeng
dc.relation.ispartofcommunityUniversity of Missouri-Columbia. Graduate School. Theses and Dissertations. Theses. 2008 Theseseng
dc.rightsOpenAccess.eng
dc.rights.licenseThis work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivs 3.0 License.
dc.subject.lcshBody temperature -- Measurementeng
dc.subject.lcshBody temperature -- Regulationeng
dc.subject.lcshDogs -- Physiologyeng
dc.subject.lcshMedical thermometerseng
dc.titleFever and pyrexia with verification of thermisters in dogseng
dc.typeThesiseng
thesis.degree.disciplineVeterinary medicine and surgery (MU)eng
thesis.degree.grantorUniversity of Missouri--Columbiaeng
thesis.degree.levelMasterseng
thesis.degree.nameM.S.eng


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