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Which site for taking the body temperature is considered to give the most accurate results Axilla Tympanic membrane or sublingual?
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How can you ensure that a tympanic temperature is accurate?
rectal
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.
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.
Do you add a degree under the tongue?
No, this is an accurate reading. You add a degree when obtaining temperature under the arm (axillary) or in the ear (tympanic).
Which temperature is considered most accurate?
Rectal
Which temperature site is considered the most accurate?
retcal
How a tympanic membrane thermometer measures body temperature?
An instrument that measures temperaature in the ear.
Kinds of thermometers and uses?
There are a few main types of thermometers in health: tympanic - goes into your ear oral/sublingual - mouth recual - inserted into the anus auxillar - under the arm laser / tape - across the forehead. these are all used to measure a persons tempersture
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.
Which temperature site is considered most accurate?
Rectal thermometers are still considered by many medical professionals to be the gold standard for babies and children. However, oral and forehead readings are also typically very reliable in these age groups.
How do you get an accurate reading on ear thermometer?
tympanic, or reading from the ear, is not the best way to check a temperature especially in young children and babies. The best way is rectal or under the arm. But to answer your question, in a child, you want to pull the ear lobe gently down and out. In and adult you want to pull the top of the ear up and back. This opens the ear canal and allows for the thermometer to get an accurate reading.
Why is it difficult to make accurate predictions about changes in communities in organisms?
It is difficult because there are too many factors that have to be considered, such as temperature, the amount of food in an area, and competition.
