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Why are thermometer placed in armpit in getting body thermometer?
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∙ 13y ago
There are four ways to get someones temperature: orally (by mouth), axillary (armpit), rectally or they can stick a thermometer in your ear. Axillary is the least accurate but sometimes is the only way to get a persons temperature.
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What is the purpose of a clinical thermometer?
A clinical thermometer is used to measure the body temperature. It is usually placed under the tongue, armpit, or rectum. Under the tongue is normally where it's placed.
Can the body temperature be muasured by keeping the temperature at some place?
Body temperature can be taken orally, under the armpit and rectally uaing a thermometer. Electronic thermomitors inserted into the ear canal give a fast and accurate temoperature reading. Normal body temperature is 36.1 to 37.1 degrees C.
Which thermometer would you use to measure the temperature of the body temperature of a patient?
Clinical thermometer
What does a thermometer tell you?
body temperature.
Whats the difference of fever thermometer and laboratory thermometer?
fever thermometer is used by the doctors and they are adjusted to body temperature whereas lab thermometer is adjusted to liquid temperature
What is the purpose of a clinical thermometer?
A clinical thermometer is used to measure the body temperature. It is usually placed under the tongue, armpit, or rectum. Under the tongue is normally where it's placed.
Methods of checking body temperature?
under the tongue or in the armpit
Can body temperature be measured by keeping the thermometer other than the mouth?
Body temperature can also be measured with a thermometer at the armpit i believe.
Which is other place than mouth where thermometer is kept to measure body temperature?
Armpit
Where would the doctor place the clinical thermometer to take your body temperature?
use a thermometer (ear, digital, rectall or pacifier) and put the digital underneath your tongue and wait till it beeps. the same with the rest but the ear thermometer in the ear and rectall thermometer in the rectall. Hope you get better soon xox <3
Which parts of body temperature can be taken?
under the tongue, armpit, rectum, ear(with a tempanic thermometer)
Why do you keep thermometer under the tongue?
Measuring body temperature by keeping thermometer under the tongue is a convenient standardfor measuring one's body temperature. Other places used for keeping the thermometer includethe armpit and the rectum.
Why do you keep a thermometer under the tongue?
Measuring body temperature by keeping thermometer under the tongue is a convenient standardfor measuring one's body temperature. Other places used for keeping the thermometer includethe armpit and the rectum.
Why do you put a thermometer under your tongue?
because it's a place on your body that is really warm. same as with an armpit, or even in the rectum, the inside of your body is what you need to measure
What are the ways of getting the body temperature?
oral thermometer rectal thermometer aural thermometer feeling the forehead with your hand
Can body temperature 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.
Can body temperature be measured by keeping the thermometer at some place other than our mouth?
YES,
