Pyrexia Preface Pyrexia Pyrexia Table of contents: Preface Introduction Assessing And Measuring Fever In ICU Assessment of fever of recent onset Clinical appraisal Fever – notable features and measurement Laboratory appraisal Imaging Culture techniques Molecular techniques Microbiology Systemic inflammatory response syndrome (SIRS) Determining The Cause Of Fever In The Critically Ill Patient Infective causes Non infective causes Fever In Specific Categories Of Critically Ill Patient The surgical critical care patient – determining the cause of fever Fever in immunocompromised patients Fever in neurological disease Identifying special forms of fever Understanding And Treating Fever Pathogenesis and pathophysiology Treating fever Malignant hyperthermia, neuroleptic malignant syndrome and lethal catatonia Conclusion Pyrexia Preface Pyrexia