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Journal : Media of Health Research

Studi Kasus: Hipertermia dengan Kompres Hangat Pada Pasien Tuberculosis Hasanah, Putri; Susyanti, Deni; Pratama, Muchti Yuda; Jundapri, Kipa
Media of Health Research Vol. 1 No. 1 (2023): Media of Health Research, April 2023
Publisher : Lembaga Publikasi Ilmiah Nusantara

Show Abstract | Download Original | Original Source | Check in Google Scholar | DOI: 10.55681/mohr.v1i1.7

Abstract

One of the symptoms of pulmonary tuberculosis is hyperthermia which is the body response to infection process. Tuberculosis sufferers are usually subfebrile, resembling fluenza, but sometimes they can be infected by influenza with body temperature ranging between 38,0oC and 38,5oC. The effort made to overcome hyperthermia is by giving warm compresses to reduce fever. Method this is descriptive research using case study approach that focuses on hyperthermia with warm compresses in pulmonary tuberculosis patients at Tk II Putri Hijau Hospital, Medan. Results after nursing interventions in patients 1 dan 2 with warm compresses on the forehead, axilla, tibia fibula, for 4 days, the patients body temperature decreases from 38oC to 37oC. Conclusion it is concluded that there is a nursing problem in patient 1 and patient 2, namely hyperthermia. Suggestions It is expected that the health workers improve their nursing skills in providing nursing care, especially in taking actions to reduce patients fever, so as to reduce is incidence.