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Temperatures
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Define temperature | The balance between heat loss and heat produced by the body. |
| Define homeostasis | A constant state of fluid balance; ideal health state in the body. |
| Reasons for variation of body temperature | -individual differences -time of day -body site |
| Average oral temperature | 98.6 F |
| Average rectal temperature | 99.6 F |
| Average axilllary/groin temperature | 97.6 F |
| How long are clinical thermometers held in place for oral temps? | 3-5 minutes |
| How long are clinical thermometers held in place for rectal temps? | 3-5 minutes |
| How long are clinical thermometers held in place for axillary or groin temps? | 10 minutes |
| How long should patients not eat, smoke or drink prior to taking a oral temp? | 15 minutes |
| Where are temps usually taken on infants? | Rectal |
| Taken with a special thermometer that is placed in the ear or auditory canal? | Aural temperature |
| Newer way to take temps by passing thermometer in a straight line across the forehead, range is _______ | Temporal temperature 98.6-100.6 F |
| What are causes of increased body temperature? | illness, infection, exercise, excitement, high temps in the environment |
| What are causes of decreased body temperatures? | starvation or fasting, decreased muscle activity, sleep, mouth breathing, exposure to cold temperatures in the environment, and certain diseases |
| Hypothermia | low body temperature under 95 F |
| Hyperthermia | high body temperature above 104 F |
| Fever | elevated body temperature that exceeds 101 F |
| Pyrexia | another term for fever |
| Febrile | fever is present |
| Afebrile | no fever is present, body is in normal range |
| Groin temperatures | taken between two folds of skin formed by inner part of the thigh and the lower abdomen |
| Axillary tmperateure | taken in the armpit |
| Rectal temperature | taken in the rectum |
| Why does OSHA recommend to not use mercury thermometers? | To avoid chance of mercury contamination |
| Normal range of oral temperature | 97.6-99.6 F |
| Normal range of rectal temperature | 98.6-100.6 F |
| Normal range of axillary/groin temperature | 96.6-98.6 F |
| Do you use gloves when taking someone's temperature? | Yes |
| When should you wash hands? | Before and after taking someone's temperature |
| Why do you need to use cold water to rinse off a thermometer? | To prevent breakage and avoid destroying the mercury column |
| Why do you need to cover a thermometer with a plastic sheath? | To prevent the thermometer from coming in contact with the patient's mouth and skin/ prevent transmission of germs |
| When should the plastic sheath covering the thermometer be discarded? | After the temperature is taken |
| 3 things heat are lost to | -perspirsation -respiration -excretiom |
| How is heat produced? | metabolism of food, and muscle and gland activity |
| What time of day is your body temperature gonna be higher? | Evening, after muscular activity and intake of food has taken place |
| If body temperature drops below 93 F, _______ occurs. | Death |
| If body temperature exceeds __ F, ____, ____, and even death can occur. | 106, brain damage, and convulsions |
| What are causes of hypothermia? | Prolonged exposure to the cold |
| What are causes of hyperthermia? | Exposure to high temperatures, brain damage, and serious infections |
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