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Q: Is it accurate to take temperature under armpit?
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Should an infants temperature be taken anally?

Only take an infant's temperature rectally if a doctor or trusted care provider instructs it. Otherwise, the most accurate reading comes from under a baby's armpit.


Can you use a rectal thermometer to take a temperature in the armpit?

no


Where do you insert the mercury thermometer?

You can take your temperature with a mercury thermometer is several places, the most common is in the mouth under the tongue while another place is under the armpit


What is best way to take child's temperature?

Probably a thermometer or if you dont have one feel how hot their forehead is with your hand


In the taking of a humans temperature there many different ways why and what is the adventage EXAMPLE rectal -oral -ear?

There are many methods of taking the human temperature and with each it's set of problems. Oral is subject to the last thing you had to eat, axillary (armpit) is subject to outside temperature, and rectal is subject to getting you beaten for trying to take it there. Unfortunately rectal is the most accurate other than Kidney, but you have to be dead to take it there. Others such as tympanic, temporal and others are proving to be much less accurate that originally thought.


How do you take a temperature for a patient who has had a hot cup of coffee?

I would suggest taking the temperature under the armpit in order for the results to remain relatively unaffected by the coffee, or the other possibly would be to delay the taking of temparature until the coffee has passed, or you are sure it has left the oral area.


Is the temperature under your armpits body temperature?

36.5 - 37.0 Celsius or 97.7 - 98.6 Fahrenheit, though we rarely take an axillary temperature on an adult. If you leave the thermometer in place long enough, it is quite an accurate measure of the body's core temperature


Whether the body temperature can be measured by keeping the thermometer at some place other than the mouth?

Yes. Temperature can be taken under the armpit (auxilla region), on the forehead using a thermometer strip (normally used for infants) and rectally using a rectal thermometer.


How do you take care of armpit tattoos?

prayer


Why should you leave the thermometer in the liquid while you are measuring its temperature?

The reading is not accurate if it is not in the liquid that you are measuring. Once you take it out, the temperature will be measuring the air.


Is an instant thermometer as accurate as other thermometers?

Instant thermometers are just as accurate as regular thermometers. There is another plus to them as well which is they take the temperature a lot quicker.


When taking temp under arm do you add or minus temp?

You add 1 degree (Fahrenheit) or 1.8 degrees, depending on opinion. The reason for the uncertainty is that underarm measurement of body temperature is not very accurate. Nevertheless, it is a meaninful indication.