vital signs continue

the process of chemical and physical change in the body that produces heat

98.6 F ( 36.8 C)

the body temperature is lowest in the morning and highest in the late afternoon

medication to reduce fevers

rectal, temporal, or aural (ear) temp. over 100.4 F (38 C)

oral temp over 99.5 F ( 37.5 C)

Axillary temp over 98.6 F ( 37 C)

is a fever over 100.9 F (38. C) for 3 weeks in adults and 1 week in children without a known diagnosis

body temperature and is calibrated in either the Fahrenheit(F) or the Celsius (C) scale

Celsius scale

C= (F-32) x 5/9

F= (C x 9/5 ) + 32

are pproximately 1 F or 0.6 C lower than accurate oral reading

an accurate method it records the temperature of the blood that is closest to the hypothalamus

more accurate than tympanic measurements for identifying elevated temperatures in infants

may prefer either rectal or TA temperature on infants suspected of having a fever