BiometricsReported in °FBody temperature
Your body temperature, entered by you. Fever changes how to read a high white count and a fast heart rate.
What it measures
Temperature on this panel is the number you record, in degrees Fahrenheit. “Normal” is a band, not a single point. The often-quoted 98.6°F is an average. Many healthy people run closer to 97.5–98.5°F depending on time of day, and temperature is usually a little lower in the morning.
Why it is on the panel
A fever next to a high neutrophil count tells a different story than the same blood count in someone who is afebrile. Recording temperature keeps that context attached to the lab draw.
How to read it
Note how you measured it. Oral, forehead, and ear thermometers do not match exactly. A temperature of 100.4°F (38°C) or higher is the figure commonly used to call a fever in adults.
When it runs higher
Infection is the familiar cause. Heat illness, inflammatory conditions, and some medicines raise temperature too. A high white count plus a fever is a reason to get clinical advice rather than wait for the rest of the panel to come back.
When it runs lower
A temperature under about 97°F can follow a cool room, a low-reading thermometer, or, less often, illness, hypothyroidism, or cold exposure. How you feel matters more than a tenth of a degree.
Same group
Other Biometrics tests
How to use this page
This page explains what the measurement is for. It is educational. Your Healiam report includes the reference interval for your age and sex, and a clinician reads that result with your history, medicines, and the rest of the panel. Talk with a clinician before changing diet, supplements, or treatment because of a number on a report.
Temperature
Temperature is part of the full panel.
No referral or insurance required.
One preventive draw covers this measurement and the rest of the Healiam panel. CLIA-certified results come back in days.