Temperature HS1
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| temperature | the balance between heat loss and heat produce by the body
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| oral | temperatures taking in the mouth
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| rectal | temperatures taking in the rectum
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| axillary | temperatures taking in the armpit
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| aural | temperature taking in the ear
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| average oral temperature | 98.6
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| average rectal temperature | 99.6
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| average axillary temperature | 97.6
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| normal oral range of temperature | 97.6-99.6
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| normal rectal range of temperature | 98.6-100.6
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| normal axillary range of temperature | 96.6-98.6
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| causes of increased body temperature | exercise, illness, infection, excitemnet, high temperature in the enviroment
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| causes of decreased body temperature | starvation, sleep, decresed muscle activity, mouth breathing, exposure to cold temperatures in the enviroment, and certain diseases
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| hypothermia | a low body temperature below 95
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| fever | an elevted body temperature usually above 101
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| pyrexia | another term for fever
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| hyperthermia | a condition that occurs when the body temperature exceeds 104
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| clinical themometers | may be used to record temperatures. slender glass tube containing mercury or alcohol with red dye which expands when exposed to heat
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| rectal themometer | has a short stubby rounded bulb and may be marked with a red tip
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| what happens if a clinical themometer breaks | the mercury can evaporate and create a toxic vapor that can harm both humans and the enviroment
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| electronic themometers | registers temperature on a viewer in a few seconds. can be used to take all temperatures
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| tympanic themometers | specialized electronic themometers that record the aural temperature of the ear
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| plastic or paper themometers | contain special chemical dots or strips that can change color when exposed to different temperatures
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