Normal Body Temperature is Actually 98.0 Degrees Fahrenheit

<p>Every branch of science has its constants. Physics has the speed of light, the gravitational constant, the Planck constant. Chemistry gives us Avogadro&rsquo;s number, Faraday&rsquo;s constant, the charge of an electron. Medicine isn&rsquo;t quite as reliable as physics when it comes to these things, but insofar as there are any constants in Medicine, might I suggest normal body temperature. Thirty-seven degrees Celsius, 98.6 degrees Fahrenheit.</p> <p>Sure, the serum sodium may be less variable, the lactate concentration more clinically relevant, but even my seven-year-old knows that normal body temperature is 98.6 degrees.</p> <p>Except, as it turns out. 98.6 degrees isn&rsquo;t normal at all.</p> <p><a href="https://fperrywilson.medium.com/normal-body-temperature-is-actually-98-0-degrees-fahrenheit-5ea560254763"><strong>Website</strong></a></p>