ASSESSING TEMP

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

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ASSESSING TEMP

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SKILLS UNIT 6 ASSESSING TEMP

Updated

2011-01-21T15:52:10Z

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