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NORMAL ORAL TEMP
97.6-99.6F
36.5-37.5C
AFEBRILE
NORMAL BODY TEMP
FEBRILE OR PYREXIA
ABNORMALY HIGH BODY TEMP
EXCEEDS 37.5C OR 99.6F
HYPOTHALAMUS
THERMOSTAT
HEAT IS PRODUCED BY
METABOLISM
BASAL METABOLIC RATE
PHYSICAL EXERCISE
INCREASE IN THYROID HORMONES
SYMPATHETIC NERVOUS SYSTEM
HEAT IS LOST THROUGH
RADIATION
CONDUCTION
CONVECTION
EVAPORATION
FACTORS EFFECTING BODY TEMP
AGE
ENVIRONMENT
TIME OF DAY
EXERCISE
STRESS
HORMONES
FACTORS EFFECTING AN ACCURATE MEASUREMENT
SMOKING
O2 BY MASK OR CANNULA
HOT OR COLD DRINKS
ICE WATER
SITES TO ASSESS TEMP
MOUTH
RECTUM
EAR
AXILLA
FOREHEAD
INTERVENTIONS FOR FEVER
REDUCE EXTERNAL COVERINGS
KEEP LINENS/CLOTHS DRY
ANTIPYRETICS AS ORDERED
LIMIT PHYSICAL ACTIVITY
INCREASED REST
INCREASED FLUIDS
ORAL HYGIENE
DIAPHORESIS
SWEATING
Author
abnrml101
ID
61110
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ASSESSING TEMP
Description
SKILLS UNIT 6 ASSESSING TEMP
Updated
2011-01-21T15:52:10Z
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