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What is a Axillary Temperature?
37.5
What do you do before taking an axillary temperature?
Shake down the thermometer before using, if the reading on the thermometer is 94.0º F or above.
Why is axillary temperature the least accurate?
Axillary temperature is the least accurate because the area is exposed to circulating air outside of the armpit cavity, and in order for the result to be accurate, it takes 10 minutes of holding the thermometer in place. This is hard on the patient and the lab tech/nurse taking the person's temperature.
What is the different routes for taking a temperature?
1. Oral 2. Rectal 3. Axillary (Arm pit) 4. Tympanic (Ear)
List three instances in which the axillary site for taking body temperature would be preferred over the oral site?
rectal tympanic axilla
What color thermometer is used for axillary temperature?
Blue
Which method of temperature measurement is the least accurate?
Axillary
How do you calculate an axillary temperature?
putting a probe in the patients armpit?
What is the best way to take temperature on a newborn?
digital thermometer is the best way to take temperature of newbornaxillary temperature taking has advantage over rectal(rectal temperature taking is contraindication in infant less than one month or premature)oral temperature(oral temperature is contraindicated for child less than 2 year old) and tympanic tempereture(tympanic temperature is contraindicated in draining ear or premature infant of small ear canal).
Contra indications for axillary temperature?
Skin disease. 2- Axillary operation. 3- Unconsciousness, shocked patients 4- Constricted peripheral blood vessels.
What do you use for temperature under the arm pit?
You can use a regular thermometer probe to take a underarm (axillary) temperature.
How is temperature taken through an oral placement?
The procedure for taking a patient's temperature by mouth with a mercury thermometer is similar to the axillary method except that the silver tip of the thermometer is placed beneath the tongue for four to five minutes before being read.
