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19 Cards in this Set
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Where is an oral body temperature taken |
Either side of the frenulum lingual. (Tounge) |
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Where is the axillary temperature taken |
The armpit |
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An axillary temperature reading would be best taken from whom |
Toddlers, preschoolers and mouth breathers |
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Axillary temperatures are normally what compared to an oral temperature |
1 Fahrenheit lower |
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Aural temperatures are taken where |
From the ear |
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What age range would be the best to get an aural temperature from |
Someone less than six years of age one able to have an oral temperature reading |
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What is the normal body temperature |
97 to 99 |
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What is the normal body temperature begin |
98.6 Fahrenheit |
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What is considered a fever - pyrexia |
Greater than 100.4 |
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Low grade fever |
Fever between 99 to 100.4 degrees Fahrenheit |
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What does Hyperyrexia mean |
Fever more than 105.8 |
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At what temperature does a fever generally become fatal |
109.4 degrees Fahrenheit |
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A person can not survive with a temperature lower than? |
93.2 |
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Who generally runs a higher temperature |
Children |
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Who generally runs a lower temperature |
Elderly people |
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Febrile means |
Fever |
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Afebrile |
No fever |
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Hypothermia is what? |
A temperature less than 97° |
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Temperature sites |
Mouth ( axilla) Rectum Ear Forehead |
