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Temperature
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Temperature | The balance between heat loss and heat produced by the body. |
| What can affect the body's fluid balance? | If the body temperature is too high or too low. |
| What is the normal range for body temperature? | 97-100 degress Fahrenheit |
| What is individual differences? | People's body temps vairy due to accelerated/slower bodies. |
| What is the average temperature for oral? | 98.6 |
| What is the average temperature for rectal? | 99.6 |
| What is homeostasis | A constant state of fluid balance |
| What is the average temperature for axillary/groin? | 97.6 |
| What is the normal range for oral? | 97.6-99.6 |
| What is the normal range for rectal? | 98.6-100.6 |
| What is the normal range for axillary/groin? | 96.6-98.6 |
| What is body temperature usually lower? | In the morning. |
| When is body temoerature usually higher? | In the afternoon. |
| Where are oral temperatures taken? | By mouth. |
| On an oral thermometer, where should the bulb be placed? | Under the tongue toward the side of the mouth. |
| How long is an oral thermometer left in your mouth? | usually 3-5 minutes |
| True/False Eating, drinking, or even smoking cannot affect your body's temperature | False. This can affect your temperature |
| How many minutes should you wait to take an oral temperature when a patient has just ate or even drank something? | minimum of 15 minutes. |
| Where are rectal temperatures taken? | In the rectum. |
| Which thermometer is the most accurate? | Rectal thermometer |
| Who more than likely receives a rectal temperature from a nurse? | Mostly infants. |
| Where are axillary temoeratures taken? | in the armpit, under the upper arm. |
| What thermometer is less accurate? | Axillary/groin |
| How long does it take for an axillary to be read? | Usually 10 minutes. |
| Where are aural temperatures taken? | In the ear. |
| What us another thermometer name for 'aural'? | tympanic thermometer |
| True/False There is a normal range for an aural/tympanic thermometer. | False. There is not a normal range. |
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