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Elevated temp and dehydration

Somewhere along my nursing career I heard a sign of dehydration can be an elevated temperature. I can not find any literature to support this. Has anyone else heard this? Any input? Is it a symptom or could dehydration cause an elevated temp? Thanks!

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    I've always thought an elevated temp. "causes" dehydration not the other way around. that's why they say to push fluids when you have a temp. so you don't become dehydrated.

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    I agree with RN1263 - the elevated temp is a cause for dehydration as the body tries to cool itself. Keep fluids flowing!

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    OK Thanks so much guys! Makes sense now!

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    A slightly elevated temp can be an early symptom of dehydration -

    I remember this from nursing school....but have also seen it many times in the field.

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    I too have noticed a slightly elevated temp when a pt is dehydrated. Usually around 99

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    I think that we can correctly list fever as both a cause and a symptom of dehydration.

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    Seems to me I heard the same thing. Something to look for.

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    High temp can dry you out, so to speak, but I think the answer you are looking for as to how dehydration can cause a fever has to do with the fact that when you are very dehydrated, you lose the ability to sweat. Sweating is a mechanism for how the body cools itself when conditions are too hot...it can't do that, so your temperature rises.

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