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metabolism
the process of chemical and physical change in the body that produces heat
body temperature
98.6 F ( 36.8 C)
the body temperature is lowest in the morning and highest in the late afternoon
antipyretic drugs
medication to reduce fevers
Temperatures considered febrile
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)
fever of unknown origin (FUO)
is a fever over 100.9 F (38. C) for 3 weeks in adults and 1 week in children without a known diagnosis
a clinical thermometer measures
body temperature and is calibrated in either the Fahrenheit(F) or the Celsius (C) scale
Hospitals and many ambulatory care settings of use the
Celsius scale
conversion formulas
C= (F-32) x 5/9
F= (C x 9/5 ) + 32
axillary temperatures
are pproximately 1 F or 0.6 C lower than accurate oral reading
tympanic (ear)
an accurate method it records the temperature of the blood that is closest to the hypothalamus
temporal artery (TA)
more accurate than tympanic measurements for identifying elevated temperatures in infants
pediatricians
may prefer either rectal or TA temperature on infants suspected of having a fever
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vital signs continue
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vital signs continue
Updated
2012-10-30T14:39:27Z
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