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When should a tympanic membrane thermometer not be used?
if the patient has bilateral otitis externa and if impacted cerumen is presnt in both ears
What risks are associated with thermometer?
Breakage of a glass thermometer creates a risk of cuts from broken glass and possible mercury poisoning. Improper operation of a tympanic thermometer can cause injury to the middle ear.old or broken thermometers may give inaccurate results.
What methods do thermometers utilized in measuring temperature?
A thermometer can use any of several methods to register temperature. These include mercury; liquid-in-glass; electronic with digital display; infrared or tympanic; and disposable dot matrix
Use in a sentence for thermometer?
use thermometer in fever.
Why do Scientist use a thermometer?
Scientists use a thermometer to measure how cold or how hot an object is.
The tympanic thermometer is inserted into the what?
The tympanic thermometer is inserted into the outer ear canal.
What are the 3 types of thermometer?
The three types of thermometer are oral, rectal and tympanic. The most reliable is the rectal thermometer.
When using a tympanic thermometer it is important to remember that inaccurate readings may result from?
Impacted ear wax?
What are three ways of taking a vital temperature?
Three ways of taking a vital temperature are using a digital thermometer orally, using a tympanic thermometer in the ear, or using a temporal artery thermometer on the forehead.
When should a tympanic membrane thermometer not be used?
if the patient has bilateral otitis externa and if impacted cerumen is presnt in both ears
What risks are associated with thermometer?
Breakage of a glass thermometer creates a risk of cuts from broken glass and possible mercury poisoning. Improper operation of a tympanic thermometer can cause injury to the middle ear.old or broken thermometers may give inaccurate results.
What is an aural?
The tympanic thermometer measures the patient's temperature by measuring the infrared waves produced by the tympanic membrane and records the temperature in less than 2 to 3 seconds on a digital screen. The tympanic membrane and the hypothalamus of the brain share the same blood supply, so an accurate measurement of the body temperature can be obtained.
What methods do thermometers utilized in measuring temperature?
A thermometer can use any of several methods to register temperature. These include mercury; liquid-in-glass; electronic with digital display; infrared or tympanic; and disposable dot matrix
What is an aural temperature?
The tympanic thermometer measures the patient's temperature by measuring the infrared waves produced by the tympanic membrane and records the temperature in less than 2 to 3 seconds on a digital screen. The tympanic membrane and the hypothalamus of the brain share the same blood supply, so an accurate measurement of the body temperature can be obtained.
Different types of thermometers?
Celsius and Fahrenheit Thermometers Clinical Thermometers Ear (Tympanic) thermometers Pacifier Thermometers Underarm or Oral Thermometers Food Thermometers Outdoor Thermometers Mechanism of Different Types of Thermometers Mercury and Alcohol Thermometers Digital Thermometers Alcohol thermometer Beckmann differential thermometer Bi-metal mechanical thermometer Electrical resistance thermometer Galileo thermometer Infrared thermometer Liquid Crystal Thermometer Medical thermometer (e.g. oral thermometer, rectal thermometer, basal thermometer) Mercury-in-glass thermometer
Use in a sentence for thermometer?
use thermometer in fever.
What is a aural temp and the normal range?
Temperature measured with the ear thermometer (tympanic membrane thermoemeter)
