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Temperature
Chapter 12
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Temperature | The balance between heat loss and heat produced by the body |
| Average Oral Temperature | 98.6 |
| Average Rectal Temperature | 99.6 |
| Average Axillary/Groin Temperature | 97.6 |
| Normal Range of Temperature for Oral | 97.6-99.6 |
| Normal Range Of Temperature for Rectal | 98.6-100.6 |
| Normal Range Of Temperature for Axillary/Groin | 96.6-98.6 |
| Oral Temperature | taken in the mouth with a clinical thermometer for 3-5 minutes |
| Rectal Temperature | taken in the rectum with a clinical thermometer for 3-5 minutes |
| Axillary Temperature | taken in the armpit with a clinical thermometer for 10 minutes |
| Groin Temperature | taken in the groin with a clinical thermometer for 10 minutes |
| Temporal Temperature | scanning thermometer is passed in a straight line across the forehead. Measures temperature in the temporal artery |
| Normal Range of Temperature for Temporal | 98.6-100.6 |
| Average Temporal Temperature | 99.6 |
| Aural Temperature Average | No average |
| Aural Temperature Range | No range |
| Aural Temperature | Taken in the ear or auditory canal in less than two seconds |
| Most accurate thermometer | Temporal |
| Causes of increased body temperature | illness, exercise, excitement, and the temperature outside |
| Causes of decreased body temperature | starvation, fasting, sleep, decreased muscle activity, mouth breathing, exposure to cold temperatures in the environment, and certain diseases |
| What can alter the temperature in the mouth if done less than 15 before oral temperature is taken | Eating, drinking, and smoking |
| Hypothermia | Body temperature less than 95 |
| Causes of hypothermia | Prolonged exposure to the cold |
| If body temperature drops below 93 what happens | Death occurs |
| Fever | An elevated body temperature above 101 |
| Causes of fever | Infection or injury |
| Another term for fever | Pyrexia |
| Febrile | Fever is present |
| Afebrile | Fever is not present or temperature is within normal range |
| Hyperthermia | Body temperature exceeds 104 |
| Causes of hyperthermia | Prolonged exposure to hit temperatures, brain damage, and serious infections |
| What happens if body temperature exceeds 106 | convulsions, brain damage, and even death |
| Clinical Thermometer | consists of a slender glass tube containing Mercury or alcohol with red dye, which expands when exposed to heat |
| Types of clinical thermometers | glass oral, security oral, and a rectal |
| What may be placed on the thermometer when used on a patient | Disposable cover |
| Electronic Thermometer | registers the temperature on a viewer in a few seconds |
| Typhanic Thermometer | specialized electronic thermometers that record oral temperature ps in the ear |
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