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Which thermometer would you use to measure the temperature of the body temperature of a patient?
Clinical thermometer
How do you change kelvin temperature into Celsius?
Take your Kelvin temperature and subtract 273.15
How do you take the temperature of a tennis ball?
you don't
What is the Reason for constriction in clinical thermometer?
Even after the removal of the thermometer right from the mouth of the patient the mercury which has been raised up will remain intact even though the temperature of the surroundings is less than the body temperature. So the physician can see the temperature without any hurry.
If you put somthing in water how long does it take to get to the waters temperature?
The temperature of the water and the something will reach an equillibrium somewhere between the two and eventually both will reach room temperature. Time depends on the temperature and mass of the something and the temperature and volume of the water.
What is the first area you wash if the patient is a comatose patient?
face
State of unconsciousness where patient cannot be aroused?
comatose
Who is a comatose patient?
Anyone who is in a deep or prolonged state of unconsciousness, usually due to an illness or injury, is considered to be comatose.
Why would a comatose patient regain consciousness after the administration of naloxone?
The comatose patient would regain consciousness after naloxone administration if the patient was comatose in the first place due to an opiate overdose. Naloxone is a competitive antagonist of opioids used to reverse their effect, which includes most notably respiratory depression.
What can I do my confused and disoriented patient doesn't let me take his temperature?
What can I do my patient doesn't let me take his temperature?
What would keep a comatose patient from getting pressure ulcers?
To keep a comatose patient from getting pressure ulcers they should be kept on a turning schedule. It would also benefit them to have an air mattress on their bed.
How do you feed a comatose patient?
Can be by Enteral feeding (NGT feeding , PEG or PEJ)
What is the purpose of changing position in bed on a comatose patient?
To prevent bed sores.
How a doctor can check his patient's temperature during a medical examination?
The doctor will take the temperature of the patient using a clinical thermometer.
Can a comatose patient feel pain?
We assume to day they can hear, see and feel when we take care of them since we don't know. Rarely do they remember when they wake up and if they never wake we wont know. it differs on what injury they have and where on the brain it's located. Sometimes people mistake comatose for being braindead which is not the case.
What is the best way to take a temperature if a patient has hypothermia?
taking it rectally
What can I do my patient doesn't let me take his temperature?
Here's what you do: get some horse tranquilizer.......
