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The medical assistant takes a patient's oral temp w/ electronic therm immed after the patient has consumed a cup of coffee.
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Incorrect: Temp will be falsely higher
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MA instructs the patient not to talk while his oral temp is being taken.
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The mouth must be kept closed to prevent cooler air from entering and affecting temp reading.
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MA forgets to lubricate the rectal probe before taking a patient's rectal temp.
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Incorrect: A lubricated thermometer can be inserted more easily and does not irritate the delicate rectal mucosa.
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An axillary temp reading is recorded as follows: 102.2* F.
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Incorrect: 102.2* F (followed by capital A with circle around it). Note: * is actual a degree symbol
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MA discards a used rectal probe in a regular waste container.
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Fecal material is not considered regulated medical waste.
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MA's bare fingers accidentally touch a used oral probe cover while discarding it.
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Incorrect: The probe cover should not be touched so as to prevent the transfer of microorganisms from the patient to the MA.
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A tympanic membrane thermom is used to take the temp of a patient with impacted cerumen.
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Incorrect: An excessive buildup of cerumen that occludes the ear canal can result in a falsely low temp reading.
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A thermom with a dirty probe lens is used to take the patient's temp.
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Incorrect: A dirty or damaged probe lens could result in a falsely low temp reading
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The ear canal is straightened before taking a patient's aural temp.
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Straightening the ear canal allows the probe sensor to obtain a clear picture of the tympanic membrane, resulting in an accurate temp measurement.
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MA does not seal the opening of the ear canal with the probe when taking aural temp
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Incorrect: Cooler air could enter the ear, resulting in a falsely low reading.
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The probe is positioned toward the opposite temple when taking aural temperature.
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Correctly positioning of the probe optimizes the sensor's view of the tympanic membrane, leading to an accurate temp reading
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The medical assistant waits 30 seconds before taking the patient's temp in the same ear.
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Incorrect: 2 minutes or the aural temp will not have stabilized.
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MA checks to make sure the probe lens is clean and intact before using a temporal artery thermometer.
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A dirty or damaged probe lens could result in a falsely low temp reading
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MA brushes hair away from the patient's forehead before measuring the patient's temp
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Hair covering the area to be measured traps body heat, resulting in a falsely high temp reading
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MA slides the temporal artery probe across the patient's forehead while continually depressing the scan button.
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The thermometer continually scans for the peak temperature as long as the scan button is depressed. The probe must be held flat against the forehead to ensure accurate scanning of the temporal artery.
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MA quickly scans the patient's forehead during temporal artery temp measurement.
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Incorrect: can result in a falsely low temp reading
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After scanning the forehead, the MA records the patient's temporal artery temp reading.
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Incorrect: May have an error in temp reading if you do not measure temp behind the earlobe due to possible sweat on forehead.
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MA cleans the temporal artery thermometer by immersing it in warm, sudsy water.
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Incorrect: This could damage the internal components of the thermometer
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hyperpyrexia range
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105.8 to 109.4 degrees (41 - 43 Celsius)
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Pyrexia range
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100.4 - 105.8 degrees (38 - 41 Celsius)
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low-grade fever range
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99 to 100.4 degrees (37.2 to 38 Celsius)
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normal temp range
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97 to 99 degrees (36.1 to 37.2 Celsius)
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hypothermia range
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93.2 to 97 degrees (34 to 36.1 celsius)
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diaphoresis
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profuse sweating
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What color is on the collar of a electric rectal thermometer?
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RED
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What color is on the collar of a electric oral (and axillary) thermometer?
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BLUE
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